Meditation is inspiring millions of people the world over to join together in supportive community and actively improve their lives and the world we live in. Young and seasoned practitioners alike are finding new ways to work together and are uniting under a common goal ~ Positive Spiritual Evolution.

Wake Up London, a group of young meditators with a big vision, have organized a mass mediation demonstration this month entitled Sit In Peace. The event will be lead by Buddhist monk, author and peace advocate, Tich Nhat Hanh.

“Sit in Peace is an opportunity for families and friends to generate peace together through meditation and stillness,” said Elina Pen, a spokesperson for Wake Up London. “We want to offer people a chance to stop, relax, and enjoy their lives.”

This event is one of many mediation experiences sweeping the world that are offering meditation as a tool for peace, healing, clarity, joy, and ultimately, enlightenment.

What makes mediation so effective? Meditation teacher Barbara Y. Martin shares,

“Meditation is your time to receive from God. By meditating regularly, you give yourself the ability to let the world around you drop away and commune one-on-one with your divine source.

“An effective meditation refreshes and renews all levels of your consciousness giving you more spiritual power to apply in all facets of your active life. Mediation is an essential key for spiritual evolution.”

Time magazine reported that over 10 million people mediate, and that number is consistently growing. What was once only known to a few is now available for all.

As the practice of meditation continues to sweep across the world, we now have more opportunity then ever to apply these ancient, time tested techniques for personal, societal, and global benefit by attuning to the vibration of peace, unity and love.

~Jaqueline Marie

For more information on mediation visit www.spiritualarts.org

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Clearing negative energy from your home is a simple, essential task. Your home is your personal temple, and regular purification of negative energy is the key to keeping your sacred space a place of positivity, happiness and peace.

A clean, clear environment is conducive to a clean, clear mind and heart.  By clean we mean free of negative energy, as well as clutter and grim.

Just as dust and dirt can accumulate, so do outbursts of anger, moments of extreme sadness or depression, and experiences of fear. Theses buildups of low vibration have a direct effect on our emotions and sate of being.

By clearing your space of negative energy you can remove energetic obstacles and negative patterns, granting yourself the freedom and peace you desire.

Steps to Purifying Your Home With Light:

1. Burn orange and blue candles in what would be the center of your home, placing a large bowl of salted water between the candles.
2. Allow the candles to burn for 10 minutes. Visualize the light of the candles illuminating every room, the doorways, the windows, the telephone lines, and especially the bed you sleep in.
3. Now say the following prayer, asking the light to bless your home:
   
   “Down-ray the orange red flame of purification into the center of this house, including all rooms, grounds, and property. Take all black and gray atoms at least 10 feet into the mineral kingdom and dissolve them in the light.

   “Upon completion of this purification, down-ray the blue-white fire to change and rechange all aspects of this home, retaining this energy and bringing this house into the highest vibration possible.”

   Sense the light blessing everything in your home and thoroughly cleansing it.

4. Flow up your housecleaning with a prayer of protection. The prayer itself builds up over time, helping to keep negative energies out, while also uplifting visitors who come in:
    

   “Down-ray the golden ray of Thy divine protection to surround this home in seven flows of this light, strongly protecting everything herein and everyone who enters. In Thy Holy Name I ask this.”

Repeat this exercise every day until you feel it’s well established. After successfully doing this exercise, you will feel very different inside your home.

All works copyright 2012
From Barbara’s award winning book: Change Your Aura, Change Your Life

If you would like to use any of Barbara’s writings, please email us at Barbara@spiritualarts.org

In this illuminating workshop award winning authors and teachers Barbara Y. Martin and Dimitri Moraitis explore how to work with your aura and spiritual energy to enhance and elevate your creative power.

This is a must-attend workshop for artists, writers, musicians, actors, inventors and EVERYONE who wishes to develop their creative talents and potential.

Discover:

• How creativity and talent appear in the aura
• The Keys to activating inspiration in ALL areas of life.
• How to work with spiritual energy to enhance your creative power
• How creativity is an essential part of your spiritual growth

Demonstration of clairvoyant aura readings is part of this event!

FREE!
Call to reserve a seat. Space is limited!
800.650.AURA (2872)

Workshop held at:
Unitarian Universalist Community Church
1260 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404

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The key is to have a clear picture of what the goal of spiritual development really is. The purpose of metaphysics, the study of the spiritual root of life,  is to help you reach your spiritual potential which will ultimately lead you to great goal of enlightenment.

Enlightenment is not an abstract idea, nor a vague wish or fanciful notion. It is a very real part of your life and something attainable. At the same time,  to achieve enlightenment will require all your talents, dedication and abilities to accomplish.

What exactly is enlightenment? Enlightenment means many things. It is the culmination of a long spiritual journey where many facets of human development come together as a unified whole. At its core, enlightenment is ability to connect with the God presence in you. It means you have passed from a phase of inner faith to inner knowing. You are one who is truly “communing with the divine.” An enlightened soul has reached a high level of maturity and awakened the inner sensories latent in all humans.

Enlightenment shows itself unmistakably in a person’s auric field. The aura is the energetic blueprint of a person’s soul. Everything we think, feel and do registers in the aura and can be clairvoyantly seen.

As a person reaches the enlightened stage of consciousness, the aura develops glorious colors and hues.  The whole aura changes shape to a beautiful pointed oval. There is an expansive outer glow of light and power. Gold energy is strongly pronounced along with white light. With an enlightened aura, there are no dark or undeveloped areas. Every facet, from the chakras to the auric divisions, has taken on new qualities.

How do you reach enlightenment? Like any skill or art, spiritual development takes effort and training, yet the best way to start is right where you are!  Start by building up the spiritual power in your aura and consciousness with every good word, thought, act and deed. Start at home with your family and friends. Bring the divine into your finances and workplace. Every good thing you do builds up and enlightens your aura.

The steps to enlightenment are essentially the same as they have been for ages. What has dramatically changed in today’s world is that rather than being for a select group of people who were ready for the journey, millions of people are now ready. Many have had the spiritual calling. This is God, the Beloved, Universal Consciousness, knocking on our door to awaken us to our true potential.

Enlightenment is your destiny. Regardless of when you reach this goal, every soul on this schoolhouse earth is meant to enlighten their soul and graduate so they can go onto greater spiritual adventures. If you have had your spiritual awakening, then it is time to start paying closer attention to this part of your life.

The key is application. As you mediate and pray, pursue your potential and purpose, and meet the challenges of your life, you are building your bridge to enlightenment.

Article by: Barbara Y. Martin
Copyright Spiritual Arts Institute, 2012

To learn more visit: www.spiritualarts.org

Who Is Barbara Y. Martin?

Because of her exceptional spiritual talents, Barbara is affectionately known as “the Mozart of Metaphysics.” Born with the gift of seeing the aura in all its subtleties, Barbara was one of the first to lecture in-depth on the human energy field and is one of the foremost clairvoyants and metaphysical teachers working today.

Barbara’s adventure into metaphysics began at the age of three when she started seeing auras. She saw colors and energies around her family and friends as well as around animals, trees, and plants. It was a wonderful, idyllic time where she felt very close to God. Yet her family didn’t know what to make of her. Worrying about possible physical maladies, her parents took her to doctors and gave her glasses to wear—but there was nothing wrong with her.

Her clairvoyant abilities got her into trouble many times. When an aunt was late in arriving to a family gathering, little Barbara blurted out she wasn’t coming at all because she had died in a train accident. Her parents were horrified that she would say such a terrible thing. Yet the next day, they received the telegram with the tragic news that the aunt had in fact died in a train accident. In another incident when she was four, at the end of a church service Barbara was asked to kiss the hand of the officiate archbishop. Even though the archbishop was regal and commanding, Barbara saw grotesque colors in his aura and refused to come close to the archbishop. When her mother insisted, she cried out, “No! He’s a monster! He eats children!” Barbara didn’t know why these things were happening to her or how she knew these things; they just happened. After many similar incidents, she learned to keep quiet about what she saw and experienced.

Her family moved, and at 11, she found herself in Kansas City, Missouri. There, she expressed an interest in drama and joined a well-known acting troupe headed by Dorothy LaMoss. One day, Dorothy confronted her privately, saying, “You can see the aura.” Barbara didn’t even know that what she was seeing was called the aura! Yet that day marked the beginning of her spiritual training in the art of metaphysics. It turned out Dorothy was a hermetic scientist, and she could see the aura as well. She had ancient, handwritten books that were passed on to her from her mother and grandmother. These manuscripts described the aura in great detail, along with many other facets of the spiritual world. The young Barbara spent hours with Dorothy in her studio copying reams and reams of information—information that would one day become the foundation of her teaching work. Armed with this new knowledge, Barbara now understood and could interpret what she was seeing.

When she was a teenager, Barbara’s spiritual powers increased. It was at this time she began to become aware of the spiritual energy that is instrumental in changing and improving the aura. She also became aware of other facets of metaphysical world, including the ability to consciously travel to the spirit worlds. Yet, despite this intense spiritual inner life, she kept quiet about what she knew. After all, she was a teenager and was also going through the normal challenges of that stage of life. Instead, she involved herself with journalism and the entertainment business. At 19, she was producing variety shows for the USO that included such celebrities as Red Skelton, Mona Freeman, Susan Hayward, and many others.

Yet the spiritual calling continued to beckon her. As a certain point, she realized that entertainment was not her destiny in life and began a period of intense inner spiritual training. She was shown many facets of the spiritual life from firsthand experience. Barbara began having intense spiritual visions and visitations with wonderful celestial beings from the other side who instructed her in many facets of the spiritual realms. This training went on for many years.

While living in Los Angeles, she met Dr. Inez Hurd, a well-known mystic. Dr. Hurd helped prepare Barbara for the rigors of teaching and told her she would one day speak publicly on the aura and that metaphysics would become her career. This was a prophetic statement, because at the time very little was known about the aura. Eventually, Barbara found herself at a crossroads. Working in an insurance company and raising two children on her own, she had to decide if she would make metaphysics her life’s work. She had been helping people, but in an indirect way: if she saw something in someone’s aura that needed help, she would drop helpful hints. But word got out. Barbara began lecturing informally, but that soon turned into regular classes, workshops and consultations.

Thus began the career of a remarkable woman.

Her highly-anticipated new book Karma and Reincarnation: Unlocking Your 800 Lives to Enlightenment was being published by the prestigious Penguin/Tarcher. Her step-by-step self healing book The Healing Power of Your Aura has been endorsed by medical luminaries C. Norman Shealy and Dr. Richard Gerber, and the award-winning Change Your Aura, Change Your Life is now being published in 30 countries. She lectures extensively throughout the country and in Japan, appeared on national television, and has counseled numerous celebrities. She cofounded Spiritual Arts Institute, a non-profit spiritual teaching and publishing organization based in Los Angeles. Barbara has taught literally thousands of people how to better their lives by working with the aura and spiritual energy.

Today, over forty years later, Barbara continues to be at the forefront of metaphysics, writing books, teaching and lecturing. She currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.

Healing

Barbara Martin offers powerful, life-changing auric healings. Spiritual healing sessions focus on relieving distressing conditions: physical, mental and emotional. As with all types of spiritual healing, auric healing helps you better connect with your divine source. Barbara will explore the health division of your aura and administer direct healing with Divine Light.

Counseling

Private spiritual counseling sessions with Barbara are for those who need guidance and direction with specific issues and concerns. Special attention is placed in helping you connect better with your own Higher Self to resolve personal conflicts.

Healing and counseling are available as either half-hour or one-hour sessions.

To make an appointment, call: 818-353-1716.

Every year on February 14th,  friends, family, and of course, lovers, celebrate the gift of love on Valentine’s Day. Though this beautiful holiday is known the world over, few are aware of it’s powerful origins.

In 270A.D., a brave and beautiful soul named Valentine was an expression of true Divine Love – selfless and unconditional. His limitless compassion and grace continues to inspire the masses. Here is the story of St. Valentine~

St. Valentine

The story of Valentine’s Day begins in the third century with an oppressive Roman emperor and a humble Christian martyr. The emperor was Claudius II Gothicus. The Christian was Valentinus.

Claudius had ordered all Romans to worship state religion’s idols, and he had made it a crime punishable by death to associate with Christians. But Valentinus was dedicated to the ideals of Christ, and not even the threat of death could keep him from practicing his beliefs.

During the last weeks of Valentinus’s life a remarkable thing happened. One day a jailer for the Emperor of Rome knocked at Valentinus’s door clutching his blind daughter in his arms.

He had learned of Valentinus’s medical and spiritual healing abilities, and appealed to Valentinus to treat his daughter’s blindness. She had been blind since birth. Valentinus knew that her condition would be difficult to treat but he gave the man his word he would do his best. The little girl was examined, given an ointment for her eyes and a series of re-visits were scheduled.

Seeing that he was a man of learning, the jailer asked whether his daughter, Julia, might also be brought to Valentinus for lessons.

Julia was a pretty young girl with a quick mind. Valentinus read stories of Rome’s history to her. He described the world of nature to her. He taught her arithmetic and told her about GOD. She saw the world through his eyes, trusted in his wisdom, and found comfort in his quiet strength.

“Valentinus, does GOD really hear our prayers?” Julia said one day. “Yes, my child, He hears each one, “he replied.

“Do you know what I pray for every morning and every night? I pray that I might see. I want so much to see everything you’ve told me about!”

“GOD does what is best for us if we believe,” Valentinus said.

“Oh, Valentinus, I do believe,” Julia said intensely. “I do.” She knelt and grasped his hand. They sat quietly together, each praying.

Several weeks passed and the girl’s sight was not restored. Yet the man and his daughter never wavered in their faith and returned each week.

Then one day, Valentinus received a visit from Roman soldiers who arrested him, destroyed his medicines and admonished him for his religious beliefs. When the little girl’s father learned of his arrest and imprisonment, he wanted to intervene but there was nothing he could do.

On the eve of his death, Valentinus wrote a last note to Julia – knowing his execution was imminent. Valentinus asked the jailer for a paper, pen and ink. He quickly jotted a farewell note and handed it to the jailer to give to his blind daughter. He urged her to stay close to GOD, and he signed it “From Your Valentine.” His sentence was carried out the next day, February 14, 270 A.D., near a gate that was later named Porta Valentini in his memory.

When the jailer went home, he was greeted by his little girl. The little girl opened the note and discovered a yellow crocus inside. The message said, “From your Valentine.” As the little girl looked down upon the crocus that spilled into her palm she saw brilliant colors for the first time in her life! The girl’s eyesight was restored! A miracle!

He was buried at what is now the Church of Praxedes in Rome. It is said that Julia herself planted a pink-blossomed almond tree near his grave. Today, the almond tree remains a symbol of abiding love and friendship. In 496 Pope Gelasius I named February 14 as Saint Valentine’s Day. On each Valentine’s Day, messages of affection, love and devotion are still exchanged around the world.

Regardless of how love is showing up in your life right now, this is a beautiful time to let your Divine Love shine and be in the spirit of love. You are an expression of divine love in action, and the more you give love, the more you will receive.

This Valentine’s Day, call in love in a big way by mediating with the rose pink ray of Divine Love. See this beautiful, uplifting color encircling and showering upon you.

As you breath in and out, envision the deep rose pink illuminating your heart, your mind, and your soul. See it blessing all of your loved ones, and uplifting all situations in your life.

Sending you Light and Love,
Barbara Y. Martin and Dimitri Moraitis

article source: http://www.ascension-research.org
photo source: http://comeandseeicons.com

Following the spiritual point of view that all physical manifestations are the result of inner, spiritual causes, it follows that all physical expressions of wealth and prosperity result from an inner spiritual root of prosperity.

As with everything in life, wealth and supply originate in the spiritual realms.

By touching into your spiritual core, you’re touching into the divine source of all supply. This paces you in the midst of an unending fountain of supply!

To activate this spiritual power of abundance, God gave you a special power ray of light to awaken your consciousness to your birthright of prosperity – the turquoise ray of supply.

The turquoise ray is your own special connection to your reservoir of spiritual wealth. It gives you the jump-start you need to actually move the prosperity principles into action.

Prosperity consciousness is one of the natural, inborn attributes of your soul. If you’re lacking in physical resources, it just means you’ve disconnected in this area from your spiritual heritage. Somehow, the turquoise energy is not balanced in your aura, your energetic blueprint.

If you’re in a financial crunch, you can use this ray to help generate income. If you’re anxious about money in general, you can use this ray o help build a more spiritual consciousness of money.

Meditative Prayer for Prosperity

Sit comfortably in a quiet place with your eyes closed, hands resting gently in your lap. Take 3 deep, relaxing breaths , fully expanding your belly on the inhale, and exhaling out all the breath on a sigh.

Now see a brilliant turquoise ray of light beaming down from the heavens directly to your heart. Say the following prayer aloud:

“Down-ray the turquoise ray of abundance and supply, activating my heart, the seat of my soul, and quickening person, places, things, conditions, and situations, bringing me into perfect prosperity.”

Sense and feel your heart being activated in limitless supply. Feel the warmth and strength of this light illuminating all of your being.  See it bringing into your life new avenues of income, and strengthening the ones you already have.

Once this power is established in you and you feel uplifted, give thanks, then let it go from your consciousness. Trust that the energy is in motion.

If you find yourself falling back into worry patters, repeat the light work. As with all things, the more you put this meditation into action, the more you attract prosperity into your life.

Wishing you the very best in your journey to Enlightenment,
~Barbara Y. Martin

For more then 90 meditations to quicken all areas of your life, you can purchase Barbara Y. Martin’s award winning book, Change Your Aura, Change Your Life

During the first week of December the students of Spiritual Arts Institute gathered in Joshua Tree, California, for our annual Initiation. Every year students of all ages and backgrounds travel from around the world, some as far away as Israel and Japan, to meditate, pray, and expand our spiritual education.

The Initiation is the highlight of the year for Spiritual Arts Institute, because it is during this time that we receive a powerful and glorious blessing from the Higher. Our beloved teacher Barbara Y. Martin explains,

“Initiation is the time when the Holy Ones of Divine Light come very close to bless us for the spiritual work done throughout the year.

The Holiday time of year is important as well as this is when when the Holy Ones down-ray a lot of Divine Light to humanity.

Do your best to stay in a high consciousness so you can receive this blessing and be a channel of it for others.”

In addition to the blessings received from the Higher, during the initiation we have the opportunity to bond with our spiritual community. These friendships are invaluable to encourage us as we climb our individual spiritual ladders. One of the most beautiful things about being in the spiritual work is it brings so many wonderful people together–a true spiritual family.

Wishing you health and happiness this Holiday Season,
and a very bright New Year!
Barbara Y. Martin & Dimitri Moraitis

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!

The imagination and creativity of a child is a precious gift. Paul Collard is the CEO of Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE), a UK-based organization funded by government “to unlock the creative potential of children and young people, in order to prepare them for success in the creative economy of the 21st century.”

Paul explains, “Creativity is … being able to make good ideas happen.” This is key because creativity and culture are drivers of social and economic change.

A recent project of CCE was assisting a group of children in London purchase a new classroom for their school campus – a nonoperational, full-sizedpassenger airplane! The children came up with the idea, negotiated the plane’s purchase, designed the interior with David Beckham’s personal plane designer, and wrote letters to council for permission to park it on school grounds.

By encouraging our children to imagine, to play, to think outside the box, we are instilling within them the knowing that their contribution to the world is valuable and essential. This confidence goes on to create talented individuals who will confidently go out and peruse their dreams.

Barbara Y. Martin and Dimitri Moraitis, two accomplished metaphysical teachers and authors, advocate the early spiritual education of our children to nurture their creativity, emphasizing that kids learn by example.

Dimitri shares the story, “Barbara and I were teaching the basic principles of metaphysics to young children, ages 6 to 14, who were studying to be actors in major motion picture films.  At one point Barbara shared with the children that talent shows up in the aura as a brilliant electric blue. The next day the children came to class and everyone was wearing blue – they got it!”

Introducing your kids gently to metaphysics is ideal, remembering that children are adult souls in a child’s body.  While Barbara and Dimitri recommend waiting until the age of twelve to introduce your child to meditation, exposing them to spiritual principles can be fun, and you may be surprised by how quickly they catch on!

A great way to work with the light with kids is to use creative visualizations, such as encouraging them to envision themselves surrounded in a golden bubble for protection, or seeing themselves cloaked in pink light for love.  You can also play creative games to teach your children about the divine light.

By sharing the light work with your children not only are you nurturing their natural ability to be creative, you are also watering the seeds of their innate spirituality.

*article by staff writer, Jaqueline Marie

*source: www.creativitycultureeducation.org