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Location: United Kingdom | Thank you, Marty, for explaining what you meant. It may interest you that I have never written a horoscope and that I never read any, for the simple reason that I am no friend of fortune-telling. I believe that we are here to learn to trust the goodness of life and that it will always bring us that which we truly need, at any given moment.
As far as the higher or rather highest fairness and justice that is the basis of all life is concerned, as pointed out many times before, I believe that life on Earth is a school. All of us - without exceptions - are taking part in it so that we may grow in understanding and wisdom. Each one of us can only do this through their own experiences. From the mistakes we make, in this lifetime and previous ones, we learn to do better. And so on and so forth. That is MY belief and MY truth. With love - Aquarius * * *
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Location: United Kingdom | Truly caring friends are the ones who know how to be silent in moments of despair or confusion, who stay with us in hours of grief, bereavement and loneliness, content with not knowing, curing or healing our wounds of soul and body. The presence of such friends helps us face the reality of the basic human predicament of powerlessness before the great issues, like life and death. People who can do this are outer manifestations of the living God inside the one who is suffering. With the compassion, total and unconditional love and acceptance they are showing us, the Divine embraces and comforts every distressed soul on the Earth plane. By applying simple human kindness and friendliness, consideration and respect for each other in all our relationships, the alchemy of love can take place and transform the base metal of even the most ordinary or difficult connection with others into the pure gold of truly caring friendships.
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Location: United Kingdom | Doing The Right Thing
People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centred.
You don’t have to like them, but love them anyway! They are all part of your own family.
They are part of you and you are part of them.
They may not yet know it, but you being wiser,
Love them anyway! People may project their own ulterior motives onto you,
And accuse you of having them.
Rest safe in the knowledge that the Universe
Knows their hearts as well as yours.
Do good anyway! If being successful means that we can only win
False friends and real enemies.
Succeed anyway! The good we do today may be forgotten tomorrow.
Do it anyway! What could have taken years of building up,
Can be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway! People who are in need of our help,
May attack us whilst we are trying to help them.
Help anyway! Give the world the best that is within you,
And should it be rejected, do not stop giving.
Give anyway! The Universal Law of Karma ensures that what we send
Into the world, has to return to us.
Give of your best and only the best is sure to return! Bishop Abel Muzorewa
African Spiritual and Political Leader
Edited by Aquarius
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Location: United Kingdom | The Galilee Song
Deep within my heart I feel
A voice is whispering to me.
Words I fail to understand,
With meanings I cannot clearly hear.
But they’re calling me to follow,
Leaving behind my earthly self and
The evening shadows of a world
That is entering into the bright light
Of the dawning of a new age.
In my memories I know
God sending me familiar rains
That fall gently on my days,
Dancing patterns on my pain.
And I need to learn once more
In the fortress of my mind,
To believe in the goodness of life and rain,
When exploring the spiritual desert
Of earthly life.
As I gaze into the night,
Ahead into the future of my years,
I’m not sure I want to walk
Past horizons that I know.
But I feel my spirit called.
It’s a stirring deep within,
Wishing to safely live
Beyond the fears that
Have always closed me in.
And so I leave their boat behind and
Set off from the shores that are familiar to me,
To look into and search the deepest innermost
Recesses of my heart and soul
How I can follow You, my Creator,
The greatest love of my whole being,
The Spirit of the Universal Christ.
You alone are My true Lord and Lady,
Master and Mistress.
Not a mystical figure sitting
On a throne in some distant realm,
But here and now,
With me and part of me.
How could I not love You
How could I not trust You?
Frank Andersen
Adapted for our time
By Aquarius
‘Dona Nobis Pacem’
J.S. Bach
From ‘Healers And Healing’
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Location: United Kingdom | I think the longing for that which we feel we have lost, although its essence remains within our hearts (sometimes unseen and overlooked), is one of the most poignant parts of being human .... |
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Location: United Kingdom | The Time Is Now 
Time for celebration, relaxation and inspiration,
For new beginnings and finding better ways of being.
Time for fresh creation and affirmation,
For experiencing beauty and love
In more meaningful ways.
Time for living and forgiving,
For healing ourselves, each other and our world.
For listening to intuition and inspiration,
So that healing may flow through us,
Showing us ways of conducting our lives
More wholly and meaningfully.
For reaching out to each other in friendship
Learning to love wisely,
Totally and unconditionally.
Finding fulfilment by doing
Things for our planet and healing it,
Instead of merely taking from it.
Time for striving to fulfil our own Highest potential,
As well as that of all humankind and the Earth.
Every one of us doing their share of making
God’s greatest dreams and ambitions
For us and our world come true,
With our help.
Time for living in peace and kinship
With all sentient beings in this world
And our other world.
Time for freedom from all oppression,
Especially of the spiritual kind.
Shedding false beliefs, prejudices and superstitions,
Which far too long stopped us from recognising our true nature
And acting in keeping with it.
Time for walking our talk,
Living our ideals and following our
Highest aspirations by refusing to give in
To the desires of our lower earthly nature,
Resisting selfishness and greed and
Setting an example others may wish to follow.
Time for sewing fresh seeds,
In our own hearts and minds and those of others.
Mustering the courage to be heard
With the voice of our true selves,
So that we may fully become once more
That which we always have been,
Since long before all life on this planet began:
Children of God, whose nature is love.
That’s why I’m telling you: ‘The time is now!’
Anon.
Edited by Aquarius From ‘Words Of Wisdom, Hope & Encouragement’
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Location: United Kingdom | The Time is Now, by Moloko:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFhBTvssznA
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Location: United Kingdom | If Luck Were A Raindrop
If luck were a raindrop,
I’d send you a shower.
If hope were a minute,
I’d send you an hour.
If happiness were a leaf,
I’d give you a tree.
And whenever you need a friend,
You’ll always have me.
Anon.
Edited by Aquarius
From ‘Words Of Hope & Encouragement’
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Location: United Kingdom | Come To Me, My Truly Beloved
I have had enough of silent nights, of my unspoken grief and tired wisdom. Come to me, my truly Beloved. You are my treasure, my breath of life, dress my wounds and be my cure. Enough of words, just come to me without a sound.
Love means reaching for the sky and with every breath tearing away a hundred veils. Love steps away from the ego. It opens the eyes of inner vision and does not take this world so seriously. If you understand all this, congratulations, dear heart! You have joined the circle of lovers, but please tell me in your own words how all this began for you. For me it happened when I was absorbed in my work in this world, though I never lost my longing for my true home in the realms of the Highest. One day, exhausted with no strength left, I turned to God and the Angels and asked for their help. Suddenly they lifted me into the grace of Divine love. Words cannot describe the mystery of this experience.
Dear heart, why are you are so unreasonable? You have fallen in love. Why then are you still worrying about your life? Those who insist on robbing and stealing have reason to fear earthly laws as well as spiritual ones. But although you profess to be in love with the Highest, nonetheless you are worrying about what people may think of you.
While in earthly life, I will run fast and keep running until I catch up with the spirits of the air and the wind. I will dissolve into air and become nothing, so I can reach my Beloved more easily. I will become fire, burn my house and head for the desert. I will become all pain, so I can be healed. I will become humble and turn into soil so your flowers can grow in me. I will kiss the ground and become water, so I can flow into your rose garden. I will make my face shine like a golden coin, so I can become worthy of you, my one and only truly Beloved. I came in this world helpless and fearful but now that I am approaching the end of my journey, I am finding comfort and safety in you. The blessing of truth is like water, it can only flow downstream, back into the great ocean of life. Did it come into earthly life so that I can find the way back to you, my Beloved?
There is no bargaining with the love I feel for you. And the choices I make are no longer the ones of my earthly self but yours. Your will is mine and my will is yours. Now I know that love is the true nature of life throughout the whole of Creation and that it is also the essence of human nature that provides a mirror of our soul. This kind of love can only reveal itself to those who look into its face and have the courage to act it out in their own lives.
When you recognise the face of anger, false pride and all manner of other negative characteristics in others, do not turn away. Know that they are mirrors of your hidden inner self. Place your own negativity under your feet, turn it into a ladder for climbing ever higher into your true nature. There is no peace until you become the master of the desires of your lower earthly self. Let go of all anger. An outburst of it may taste sweet at the moment it is happening, but anger destroys – not merely the other one. In time it also kills you. Refuse to act as one of life’s victims. Be a conqueror by taking charge of every aspect of your being. If that sounds too difficult, ask God and the Angels for their help.
It takes humility to climb to freedom. My dear heart, never think you are better than others. Listen to their sorrows with compassion. If you want peace, do not harbour bad thoughts, do not gossip and do not teach what you do not truly understand yourself.
When a tree is planted every leaf that grows tells you of the tree’s love for its Creator. Let your life be like this and never forget that whatever you sow – in this lifetime and all others – is bound to bear fruit. Therefore, if you have any sense, my dear friend, plant nothing but love and remember that we show our worth by what we seek, not by our words but our actions and deeds. Water flows to those who want purity, so wash your soul of all desires and be cleansed for the table of the highest love.
Shall I tell you a secret? Flowers attract the most beautiful lovers with their sweet smile and scent. When writing poetry or prose, if you put the cravings of your small earthly self for fame and glory to one side and allow God’s inspiration to flow through you, it will do so and can then speak to people’s hearts and souls forever.
Do not spend unnecessary time with those who lack understanding. Never sit in judgement over them or throw stones at them or their talk. Each in their own sweet time they too will re-awaken into the awareness of their true nature. As the mirror of the soul easily gets rusty when dipped into muddy waters, it is better by far to keep the company of those who already have opened their hearts and learnt to love wisely, God’s way.
Maulana Rumi
From the Islamic Tradition
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Location: United Kingdom | The Tale Of The Butterfly  Once upon a time, by the side of a dusty road in India sat an old beggar who was selling cocoons. He noticed that a young boy had been watching him for many days. Finally, he beckoned the boy and asked him: ‘Have you any idea of what beauty lies within my cocoons?’ When the boy shook his head, the old man continued: ‘Every one of them is the home of a beautiful butterfly. I will give you one, so you can watch how it happens. But you must be very careful and not handle the cocoon until the butterfly emerges.’
Enchanted with his gift, the boy hurried home to await the emergence of the butterfly. He laid the cocoon on the floor and while watching it became aware of a curious thing. The butterfly seemed to be beating its wings against the hard outer shell of its chrysalis. ‘The poor little thing will surely perish before it can break free from its prison,’ thought the boy. ‘I have to help it!’
And so he pried the cocoon open. Out flopped a soggy brown and ugly thing that quickly died. After a while, the boy met the beggar again and told him what had happened. ‘Ah yes,’ the old man said: ‘It is necessary for the creature to beat its growing wings against the walls of its cocoon, until they have grown strong enough to support it when it finally emerges as a butterfly. Through its struggling alone can the butterfly’s wings become beautifully strong and durable enough to carry and support it. When this is denied, the creature dies because its only chance of developing the necessary strength has been taken from it.’
The butterfly is a symbol of transformation. The life cycle of each one of them represents a microcosm of the macrocosm of humankind’s individual and collective evolutionary process. May the walls of everyone’s cocoon be just thick enough – and no more – to support us in our struggle of breaking free from the mental prison of the cocoon of false beliefs, prejudices and superstitions about our true nature that have kept us bound to the Earth plane for such a long take. May every one of us at long last take to our spiritual wings to aid our flight of growing and evolving into the beautiful beings we are truly meant to be.
Created by Anon.
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Location: NE Ohio | The tale of a man, who grew a tail..... he kept seeing it every single day, as it was there like a sore thumb,,,,, OUCH he said,,,, i need a fresh NEW path.... and so he did. No longer did he have to keep going in circles, no more stepping on his poor little fluffy tail.... This took courage to move forward: but alas.... DONE! Yay! Congratulations on the man in the garden, finely stepping out of the mud and onto solid ground! Congrats! |
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Location: United Kingdom | Great tale of a tail Jill ... pithy and to the point |
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Location: United Kingdom | Good tale, Jill. Any more where this one came from? With love - Aquarius * * *
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Location: United Kingdom | Eternity
Eternity is not the hereafter.
Eternity has nothing to do with time.
It is now. This is it!
If you don’t get it here, you won’t get it anywhere.
The experience of Eternity lies in the here and now,
In the rhythms of the processes of life.
Heaven is not the place to experience Eternity,
It is here!
Joseph Campbell
From ‘Comfort for the Bereaved’
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Location: United Kingdom | Yes, Joseph Campbell is one of the truly greats ....
"Follow your Bliss" as he said |
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Location: NE Ohio | That was a channeled guide who spoke through me.... i didn't even know what i wrote (in trance), till after I was done. Many things i write come from with-in. My source is a spirit guide. I am so glad it touched someone and actually makes sense. To speak from a guide often gets metaphorically messed up... in my mind it makes sense, but to put it on paper, or writing it down is a whole different ball game. LOL I have some spelling errors to fix though... ha ha
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Location: NE Ohio | By the way, that was my attempt at some Poetry. If anyone has ever noticed.... i have never written anything in the poetry section because i have never been a fan of it, yet i love Music and the music lyrics, so i guess i love poetry after all. I've written a lot in the past, but never posted any of it because it's personal to me and I am a hyper critic of myself. Yet... why? I'm learning~ |
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| Funny you mention music and music lyrics. I'm not a big fan of poetry either, I have a hard time writing it and a hard time understanding what people are trying to say with it. But as an angsty teen I was seriously into music and wrote a lot of song lyrics- and it really IS the same thing, isn't it? I don't have much trouble relating to music lyrics... |
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Location: NE Ohio | Yes, it's the same thing and i have a very hard time calling it the same. Add music to poetry and we have beautiful masterpieces. I can relate to the lyrics in music. ... why is it so hard to relate when the music is missing? Lol Disa, such a great point.
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| IDK, it's the music that carries me away and speaks to my soul, while the lyrics speak to my heart and my mind. Maybe they just have to go together for us to get the full effect? |
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Location: NE Ohio | I think so. .. i will completely burst into tears randomly while listening to a great composed song with matching lyrics that fit my rather strange life we call human. ... my body aches so bad on a daily bases but i keep trucking on, pretending its not present. Oh well. .. it wouldn't be so bad if the passion didn't cause a sudden heat flash, sweat.... the chills. One of the reason music helps so much. ... takes my mind right off pain. But. ... it comes right back cause it doesn't go away. Oh well. ... i feel the pain of everyone. ... then i feel nothing. .... lol. Love that song! |
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Location: United Kingdom | Thought I had replied yesterday, but it did not seem to stick ... I said something about the root of the word for 'poem', being linked with 'to make' and therefore creation ... hence perhaps, 'in the begiining was the Word' ...
but also in light of subsequent posts, maybe words and music are ultimately the same, just variations ... hence, whale song ... |
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Location: United Kingdom | Of Marriage [And Partnerships]
Almitra spoke again and said: ‘What of marriage, Master?’
And the prophet replied:
‘You were born together and you shall be for evermore.
You shall be together when the wings of death scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
That’s what I believed when I first wrote these lines,
But I know better now that I am dwelling on the other side
Of the veil of consciousness that separates our two worlds.
I can see clearly what a long way marriage
Has come since the days of the patriarchy
When it deteriorated ever more into
A more than somewhat archaic institution.
What a long way our world has come since then!
It gladdens my heart to see that for many by now
Marriage means forming a partnership
In which both men and women have equal rights
As well as duties to fulfil, because each one of you is an
Individual and independent spark of Divine consciousness,
Who once emerged from the heartmind of God.
Although in spirit all is one, when in earthly life you are married,
Make sure there is room between you.
Allow each other breathing space and invite
The winds of the Heavens to dance between you.
Love one another, but do not make a bond of your love
That ties you together as if with cast-iron chains.
Let your love be more like an ocean that moves
Between the shores of your two souls.
The other half you have been looking for without success
On the Earth plane in the course of many lifetimes
Is not meant to be found there and in other human beings.
The missing part of you that will make you whole is
The living God within, everyone’s own Highest or God Self.
Reuniting with it is the only marriage that in the end
Can still and satisfy your yearnings for a love that is true,
Accepts you totally and unconditionally,
Never leaves you and lasts in all Eternity.
That’s why I say:
You do not need anyone else to make you whole.
Each one of you has the energies of their counterpart within.
For a long time it had to remain dormant,
Waiting to be taken into possession by you.
Help each other to recognise and take possession of it.
Then with gratitude for the gift the other one
Has brought you, let go of each other again.
Even though you are married,
Never forget that each soul has its own pathway to walk,
Its own things to do and lessons to learn.
So share what nurtures you and fill each other’s cup,
But do not drink from the same cup or eat from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous,
But let each also sometimes be on their own,
Just like the strings of a lute are alone,
Although they vibrate with the same tune.
Give your hearts, but not into each other’s keeping,
For only the hand of life can contain them.
Stand together, but not too close,
Similar to the pillars of a temple standing apart,
Bearing in mind that the oak tree and
The cypress do not grow in each other’s shade.
Each in their own way and time has to learn their pathway to walk,
Their Karma to redeem and Highest potential to fulfil.
Let each learn to take the lead in some things whilst following in others.
Each contributing in their own special and unique manner
Not only adds variety and interest to your relationship,
It helps to make it last longer and ensures that both partners
Grow at an even pace, individually and together.
From ‘The Prophet’ by Kahlil Gibran 1883-1931
Lebanese/American poet
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Recommended Reading:
From ‘Astrology As A Lifehelp In Relationship Healing’
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Location: United Kingdom | Supernatural3 - 4/27/2016 7:24 PM That was a channeled guide who spoke through me.... i didn't even know what i wrote (in trance), till after I was done. Many things i write come from with-in. My source is a spirit guide. I am so glad it touched someone and actually makes sense. To speak from a guide often gets metaphorically messed up... in my mind it makes sense, but to put it on paper, or writing it down is a whole different ball game. LOL I have some spelling errors to fix though... ha ha Blessings~ Der Jill, It may interest you that all my writings are intuitive and original ones. They represent my Highest or God Self, who communicates with you through me. There's no need for going into trance or anything of that nature - I simply write. And my work is not based on any of the traditional sources, but the inspiration for it comes directly from the Source of our being, who tells me that the spiritual teachings of other times were valid when they were given, because that was all humankind could understand in those days. But by now increasing numbers of us are ready for the truth of the Divine that is waiting to flow into the consciousness of all who are capable of receiving it. And that is the reason why any of my writings ever came into being.
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Location: United Kingdom | 
I have never made a fortune.
It’s probably too late for that by now,
But I don’t worry about it much
‘Cos I’m happy anyhow.
As I’ve been walking along life’s way,
I’ve been reaping better than I sowed
And am drinking from my saucer,
For my cup has overflowed.
I haven’t got many riches,
And sometimes the going’s tough,
But I’ve got loving ones around me
And with that I’m rich enough.
I thank You God for your blessings,
And the mercies You have bestowed.
I’m drinking from my saucer,
For my cup has overflowed.
I remember times when things went wrong
And my faith wore somewhat thin.
But then at once the dark clouds broke,
And the Sun peeped through again.
Please help me God not to gripe
About the tough rows I have hoed,
Instead give thanks and praise to You
That I’m still drinking from my saucer,
For my cup has overflowed.
Give me Your strength and courage,
When the way grows steep and rough,
And I’ll not ask for other blessings,
As I’m already blessed enough.
And may I never be too busy,
To help others bear their loads,
So I can keep on drinking from my saucer,
For my cup has overflowed.
From ‘Words Of Hope & Encouragement’
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I have never made a fortune.
It’s probably too late for that by now,
But I don’t worry about it much
‘Cos I’m happy anyhow.
As I’ve been walking along life’s way,
I’ve been reaping better than I sowed
And am drinking from my saucer,
For my cup has overflowed.
I haven’t got many riches,
And sometimes the going’s tough,
But I’ve got loving ones around me
And with that I’m rich enough.
I thank You God for your blessings,
And the mercies You have bestowed.
I’m drinking from my saucer,
For my cup has overflowed.
I remember times when things went wrong
And my faith wore somewhat thin.
But then at once the dark clouds broke,
And the Sun peeped through again.
Please help me God not to gripe
About the tough rows I have hoed,
Instead give thanks and praise to You
That I’m still drinking from my saucer,
For my cup has overflowed.
Give me Your strength and courage,
When the way grows steep and rough,
And I’ll not ask for other blessings,
As I’m already blessed enough.
And may I never be too busy,
To help others bear their loads,
So I can keep on drinking from my saucer,
For my cup has overflowed.
From ‘Words Of Hope & Encouragement’
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