The answer to this most often asked question is yes. It is not an easy task by any means, but we are all mystics in the making and seeing the aura is part of the experience of being a mystic. Whether in this life or a future life, we are all destined to pierce the veil of matter and see into the spiritual dimensions of life. The key to developing your spiritual vision is developing your soul. Spiritual vision is an outgrowth of the normal course of soul development. So if you want to develop your clairvoyant powers, focus first on developing yourself - mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. And at the right time, your vision will awaken.

Happy New Year! We wish you blessings and light for 2009!

Here at Spiritual Arts Institute we have a special New Year’s tradition. We encourage everyone to make a wish list of their hopes and dreams for the coming year. Then, after New Year’s Day, seal the list and ask the light to bless your wishes. Keep the list on your altar all year, and open it at the end of the year to see what came to fruition. In addition, make a list of things you want to let go of, that you do not want to bring into the new year, and burn that list as close to midnight as possible on New Year’s Eve, feeling the old being released as you are infused with the fresh energy of the new year.

We want to thank all of you who contributed to Spiritual Arts Institute this year, and everyone who participated in our classes and events. You have been most generous, and we are truly grateful. Thank you for helping us continue to bring you quality spiritual education! You are all a vital part of this work.

This holiday time of year – the season of divine light – is a glorious time of growth and renewal. It is the time to honor the Christ and what the Christ consciousness means to us.  Right now, there is a great deal of activity going on in the spiritual dimensions of life.  The celestial hierarchy comes particularly close to us and there’s tremendous prayer work and downpouring of spiritual light to uplift and inspire all humanity.
 
Do your best to stay in as high a state of consciousness as you possibly can, to allow yourself to receive this great outpouring of light, this divine gift.  Take a moment apart from your holiday busyness and be still for a moment, just to allow yourself to breathe and accept this blessing and to be a channel for others who may need a helping hand. 

Happy Holidays to you from all of us at Spiritual Arts Institute!

Welcome to our newly renovated blog! We’re very excited about our new look - we hope you like it too! You’ll notice we’ve also added a search feature in the right-hand column, to make it easier to find what you’re looking for. As always, we welcome your comments and questions. Thank you for visiting!

And so one of the most unusual and dramatic presidential elections in history has come to a close and the United States has a new leader in Barack Obama. In many ways, Obama represents much more than just a new face in politics, he represents a new way of seeing the world. He is a new voice for an emerging generation of people and way of thinking. The enthusiasm he has generated around the world indicates that the hope he offers is not just for a nation but for a world that is now fully engaged in the dynamics of the 21st century.

What can we expect from Obama? Can he live up to the hopes and dreams that so many have? The Higher has shared that this is a beginning. There are new dynamics in play and we are entering into a period of rebuilding. Changes will happen and there are brighter days ahead, but these changes will not all happen overnight. The nation has come out of a difficult period of national karma. The Higher tells us there was a grey pallor over our nation, and for that matter the world, reflecting the challenging times we have been facing.

Fortunately, this national karma is coming full circle. The grey energy around our nation has been released and now there is a pure white light indicating an upliftment or spiritual facelift is taking place. Again this does not mean things are going to change immediately, but the spiritual energy is there to build a bright future. Obama represents this turn for the better that is in store for our country and, in due course, the world.

In terms of Obama himself, no question he’s sincere and will try to do the best job he can. This is reflected in his aura. Obama has a pronounced royal blue in his aura. Royal blue shows dedication indicating his sincerity to make a difference. There is devotion and loyalty here which again shows his heart is in the right place. Royal blue also indicates determination. Certainly Obama has demonstrated a great deal of determination to get to the place he is now.

He also has a pronounced emerald green energy. This reveals a balanced and steady person. He is not easily upset or unnerved by things going on around him. It indicates he is capable of seeing both sides to a situation and would be a good mediator in working out conflicts with others.

In understanding the spiritual dynamics of leadership, another factor to keep in mind is that there is a karma and destiny when it comes to presidents. The leaders we have are destined to be our leaders. It is rare that someone becomes a leader who was not meant to lead, and if they do it’s for a short time. We may complain about a leader’s performance or decisions, but it is our national karma-good or bad-to have the leaders we have. Of course, we must still go through the process of selecting our leaders, as we have just done, but in doing so, what we are really doing is fulfilling our part in the divine plan.

So it is the destiny of our nation to have Barack Obama as our leader. While we may differ on various issues and share differing points of view, as citizens of this great nation we must all stand and support our new leader. There is a lot of work ahead and we must all do our part to take this country to a new and better place. Pray for our leaders; they need our support. Pray for our nation and pray for the world.

In Divine Light and love,

Barbara Y. Martin
Spiritual Director

We are pleased to announce our 2009 class schedule. There is an array of evening and daytime classes to suit your schedule and needs. Our foundation course, Change Your Aura, Change Your Life begins February 4, 2009! This foundation program teaches you how to work with spiritual energy and is the key to all the training offered through the institute. As part of the Seven Spiritual Arts Program, we are delighted to announce our new class Reincarnation and Karma will be offered in Spring and Fall 2009.

Our Fall Fund Drive is still in full swing. We are most grateful for all who have donated, but we still very much need your help! If you have been thinking of donating but have yet to do so, now’s the time. Click here to donate.

For those in the Los Angeles area, we are having an exciting fundraising event. Come to our Gold Gathering Party on November 16 any time from 1 - 4, in Redondo Beach. Organized by Dominic Dettore with The Exchange Group, this is a safe and fun way to sell unwanted gold items for top dollar and at the same time help Spiritual Arts Institute.

Our Columbus event The Aura and the Inspired Mind was a great success thanks to the remarkable efforts of John Harrison who organized the weekend. Our deepest gratitude goes to Terri Quinlin and Jim Dydo who went out of their way to attract people and made us feel so at home while we were there. Our thanks also go to Bob Peters, Cathy at Phoenix Books, Jeane Mast, Tammi Rager and Columbus Polarity Center for their efforts and support. We look forward to returning to Columbus soon!

Following our Fall theme of the aura and prosperity, our next teleconference Creating New Prosperity Patterns will be on Monday, November 17. There is no charge for the class. Donations are welcomed.

As we head into the Holiday season, we wish you God’s abundant joy and blessings.

Warmest Wishes,

Dimitri Moraitis
Executive Director

Philanthropy is an essential yet sometimes misunderstood spiritual principle. The word comes from the Greek philos which means “loving” and anthros which loosely means “humankind.” Philanthropy, in essence, means loving humankind. It is the practice and effort to increase the well-being of humanity - a spiritual quality that is more important than ever as our world gets smaller.

Philanthropy brings into play an indispensible spiritual principle of prosperity - stewardship. Stewardship is the recognition that you are the channel, and not the owner, of God’s abundance and supply. In the same way you are meant to express the power of prosperity to manifest abundance for your own needs, you are also meant to let that power of prosperity flow through you to others, as many times that is how God can reach those people.

In the aura, prosperity is seen as a brilliant turquoise light. It indicates the person is in the awareness of abundance. Yet when we are generous and philanthropic, we also generate a beautiful pure white light that radiates from our heart chakra. This white light brings in a tremendous redeeming and uplifting quality to our soul and aura. As the heart chakra, or Hermetic Center, is the nucleus of our human earth affairs and the seat of the soul, this divine white light uplifts the parts of our life and soul that need to be brought more into the light.

Most of us recognize the importance of caring for our loved ones. We lavish our attention and generosity on those we care about and are close to. Yet spiritually speaking, each of us has a karmic duty to help humanity itself for we are not only part of the family we were born into, we are part of the family of humanity. We are not only a citizen of the town and country we live in, we are a citizen of the world. The divine spark dwells in each of us. We talk about bringing the world together, yet there is a spiritual bond that already exists which unites all people of the world even if all of us are not presently all at peace with each other.

Be generous with your time, resources and services, not only to loved ones but to those who inspire compassion in you. Philanthropy should be as active a part of your life as any other activity you are engaged in. Seek out opportunities to help others as well when opportunities present themselves. When in the throes of our own struggles, we sometimes feel we have little or nothing to give, but of course this is not true. As a child of God, we all have something to give to the world, a service to perform that is for something greater than ourselves. As you express the spiritual practice of philanthropy, you are making your contribution to the family of humanity and you are blessing your own aura and life in wonderful and miraculous ways.

In Divine Light and love,

Barbara Y. Martin
Spiritual Director

We are delighted to announce our Fall 2008 Fund Drive. We are so grateful to the people who have supported the institute and helped bring us to the place we are today. Through this fund drive, we are raising money to expand the institute activities and publish Barbara Martin’s new book on reincarnation and karma. We are happy to say the manuscript is in its final stages of completion. It has been a labor of love to say the least, and will bring to light many new insights regarding these essential laws of life. Book production is scheduled to begin in October and the scheduled publication date is late Spring 2009. We thank you for all your encouragement and welcome your support so we can make this book a bestseller!

We are very happy to announce a month of exciting events. Barbara will be returning to the Body Mind Spirit Expo in Pasadena for her workshop The Healing Power of Your Aura, September 7. She will be conducting a wonderful full day event, Your Aura and the Inspired Mind, September 13 in Columbus, Ohio. There still time to register but space is filling up fast. Our many thanks to everyone who is organizing this exciting event - a very special thanks to John Harrison and Terri Quinlin. Barbara and Dimitri have several radio interviews in September including Inner Views with Kimmie and Steve, September 5 on CBS radio. Barbara and Dimitri will be hosting a teleclass, The Aura of Prosperity, Wednesday, September 24. Call in with your questions!

Looking ahead to October, Barbara will be conducting a fascinating lecture, The Aura of Leadership, at the Bodhi Tree Bookstore in Los Angeles. In honor of the American presidential elections, Barbara will explore what happens to the aura when someone is in a position of leadership such as the president of a country. She will also explore role of karma in relation to the affairs of a nation - including the karmic role of its elected officials and citizens.

On a sad note, our friend Paul Burkett passed on this last summer. Paul was a lifetime student of metaphysics as well as being an astute businessman and entrepreneur. He was always a delight to be with. He believed very strongly in the importance of the aura and was a dedicated supporter of Spiritual Arts Institute. He will be missed very much. Our prayers are with him.

Our next cycle of online classes including the foundation course, Change Your Aura, Change Your Life begins October 15! This foundation program teaches you how to work with spiritual energy and is the key to all the training offered through the institute. We now have a daytime class for those who cannot attend the evening timeslot. We are so grateful for the last summer’s sessions as they brought together a wonderful group of people.

All in all, this Fall offers an extraordinary line up of courses and events. We hope to see you often!
Warmest Wishes,

Dimitri Moraitis
Executive Director