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If you’ve been wondering where to find archived radio interviews with Barbara and Dimitri, look no further! We’ve posted a list of past radio interviews available for online listening here.

We had a wonderful Easter sunrise service on Sunday. Many of the local Los Angeles area students were in attendance, and we were joined by many of the internet class students as well via telephone conferencing! A big thank-you to all of you who attended, both in person and over the phone.

Easter is a very important occasion in the esoteric work. It represents the laying down of our lower self and the resurrection of our higher, divine nature; the victory of life over death, not only for Jesus but for ourselves as well. During this time, we celebrate the establishing of the Christ light on Earth, the light that is in the process of resurrecting the world.

We do not have to be of any particular religious faith to appreciate the spiritual significance connected to Easter. It’s open to everyone. In the inner worlds, Easter is a major celebration time. There are conclaves and ceremonies that go on as well as a great deal of prayer work. The divine draws especially close to humanity to bless and uplift us.

In celebration of Easter, make an extra effort to release something from your life you feel has been holding you back, and make a stronger effort to welcome your own Higher nature into your heart and mind.

A most blessed and Happy Easter to you!

We all know how important a good upbringing is. In childhood, we form patterns of behavior that we carry for the rest of our lives. If we were fortunate to have been brought up in a loving and supportive environment, that will carry us a long way in life even if later on we meet with adversity. In the same way, if we were brought up in a difficult and unsupportive environment, we can carry the mark of those experiences into adulthood as well.

Metaphysics teaches us that regardless of the kind of childhood we had, we have the ability to surmount any challenge or obstacle of our young years. No matter what kind of life we were born into, it’s up to us as to what we make of ourselves.

From the point of view of the aura, the first seven years of life are especially crucial because it takes seven years for the basic auric power to become fully engaged. This means that before that time, the consciousness of the child is particularly adaptable. Patterns of behavior are not yet fixed. This is true for the subconscious mind as well. Although the subconscious mind of the child is being filled with the experiences around it, those experiences have not yet been firmly established as a basic pattern of behavior.

At around age seven, the child receives what is known as the mental etheric body. This is a protective body that surrounds the auric field. It performs key functions including helping to channel spiritual energy into the aura. The interesting thing is once we receive this supportive body, it solidifies the energies of the aura itself. This is necessary to stabilize the auric power and give the child a steady spiritual footing. It also solidifies patterns established in the subconscious mind. This can work in our favor with the many positive and essential things that have been established there. Yet it can also set the stage for some of our tests and challenges later in life as it also solidifies undesirable behavior patterns.

Of course, we develop patterns of behavior all through our life, good and bad. I’m talking about deep seated patterns that are established early. The philosopher tells us, “Give me the first seven years of a person’s life and you can have the rest.” And this is a direct reference to the tremendous impact this formative time in our life has on us.

After the age of seven, we can certainly change any bad habits we’ve acquired, but now more effort is required. We all know it’s not always easy to change a bad habit at any time, but the patterns from childhood can be among the most difficult to turn around.

Here again the Divine Light can be of tremendous assistance in rooting out any difficult or painful experiences from childhood that are adversely affecting us now. The great purifying energy of the orange-red flame and the healing power of the blue-white fire can do wonders to release any adverse patterns in the subconscious mind formed in those first seven years. It takes patience and determination to turn things around, but you will be amazed at how effective an ally the Divine Light is in this part of your life.

In Divine Light and love,

Barbara Y. Martin

The institute has been particularly busy this last month. We are gearing up for some exciting new changes in an effort to reach out to more people than ever before. Our goal is to give you every opportunity to benefit from the wisdom and knowledge that Spiritual Arts Institute has to offer.

The theme of this issue continues with the subconscious mind as there is so much to look at in this vast topic. I hope you will join us for an encore engagement of Barbara’s workshop, Unlocking the Power of Your Subconscious Mind. The event will be offered at the Bodhi Tree Bookstore in Los Angeles on April 13.

Our next cycle of online classes including the foundation course, Change Your Aura, Change Your Life begins April 16th! This foundation program is the key to all the training offered at the institute. We are adding a daytime class for those who cannot attend the evening timeslot. We are delighted with the wonderful family of online students who are participating in these courses.

The weekend workshop in Encinitas went beautifully. We thank Trisha and Tom Kelly for doing such a wonderful job of organizing the event. They have a marvelous yoga studio and attract a great group of people. We are looking forward to our return engagement at Infinity Foundation in the Chicago area for a full day workshop Enlightening the Mind on June 28, and at New Renaissance Bookstore in Portland, OR for The Healing Power of Your Aura workshop on July 19th.

On the book front, after a difficult transition period from our old distributor, our new distributor is working diligently to get our books in more places than ever before. We are happy to announce that Russia and Czechoslovakia have been added to our list of foreign rights sold.

Warmest Wishes,

Dimitri Moraitis
Executive Director

Talent shows itself beautifully in the aura. It comes through as an electric blue light. When the talent is pronounced, this energy will be radiating brilliantly. There is a whole division of the aura connected to talents and abilities because creativity plays such an important part in our spiritual development. We are all meant to be creative in some way. Talent, by the way, is not limited to artistic talent. Skills and abilities are part of talent as well. If a person has electric blue strongly present in his or her aura, it indicates this person has reached a high level of accomplishment in their skill or talent. Either this soul has brought in this talent from a past life or has developed it in this life. Either way, the key is to keep building your talent as this is part of your spiritual development and divine destiny.