In harmony with the rest of creation, we in the human kingdom are in our own energy field. Within our own field of activity there are all types of energies in motion. To name a few, there is:

• individual energy
• family energy
• city energy
• state energy
• country energy

Also at work is the group energy of your work environment, your religion, and your race. All of these factors determine your state of consciousness. Thankfully, this flow of energy is dynamic and in constant motion, allowing for growth and change.

Spiritual energy does not stay the same. Your capacity for spiritual energy (enlightened consciousness) fluctuates depending on your thinking and feeling. For example, if you are in a happy frame of mind during the day but get angry that night, your energy is going to reflect that change. You will move from a pink uplifting vibration to a dark vitiated vibration. Of course, this is not your entire aura, nor is it permanent.

Here is where you must learn the technique of raising your consciousness and getting in touch with the higher energies of God. As you strengthen your thoughts and emotions, you strengthen your auric field, thus increasing the amount of spiritual energy you can contain. All this can be done in a direct way if you know the formula.

Spiritual energy and consciousness walk hand in hand. It is part of the Divine’s plan for us to learn how to work with spiritual energy, increasing our vibration and our light. Now is the perfect time to begin the journey!

~Barbara Y. Martin

With the fast pace of the world today, finding quality time and peace of mind are a premium. Join renowned authors Barbara Y. Martin and Dimitri Moraitis as they explore how to work with the power of the aura to bring more peace and poise in your life.

Learn:

· Meditations with the purple ray of divine peace

· How the emerald green ray can bring you into the divine rhythm of life

· Techniques to release physical stress and calm the nervous system

About the facilitators:

Barbara Y. Martin is an internationally renowned clairvoyant, author and spiritual teacher. Her new book The Healing Power of Your Aura is the recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Award. She teaches classes on how to develop your aura and spiritual nature through her nonprofit organization, Spiritual Arts Institute.

Dimitri Moraitis is co-founder and executive director of Spiritual Arts Institute. He is an accomplished teacher, healer and is coauthor of The Healing Power of Your Aura and Change Your Aura, Change Your Life. Having worked with Barbara Y. Martin and metaphysics for 25 years, Dimitri is an eloquent speaker on a variety of spiritual topics.

Where & When
Your telephone – from the comfort of your own home
Wednesday June 23rd, 6:30 – 7:15 p.m. PDT
Admission free, donations welcome

To register email:
jm@spiritualarts.org

Please email your confirmation and general questions before the session – a portion of the call is devoted to questions and answers.

As part of the goal of the fund drive, Spiritual Arts Institute will be starting a scholarship fund to help dedicated students attend classes who are in financial need. We will be sending out details about the program soon.

In addition to the funds raised, many volunteered their time and skills for our outreach program. With the publication of Reincarnation and Karma in Fall 2010, we are going to need all your help to get the word out about this new work and all that the institute does. We will be sending out information soon about what you can do to help.

We have some exiting events coming up January/February. There will be a free workshop The Healing Power of Your Aura at the Bodhi Tree Sunday, January 24 and a free teleclass Healing Relationships with the Aura February 1.

Our six-week Internet foundation course Change Your Aura, Change Your Life begins February 10. This program teaches you how to work with spiritual energy and is the key to all the training offered through the institute. We have daytime as well as evening classes.

We hope to see you often in 2010.

Happy New Year,

Dimitri Moraitis
Executive Director

Spiritual energy, or the Divine Light of God, is the single biggest key to building and sustaining health, because it connects you to your source of health. Regardless of the technique employed to bring health into being, the light is the key to making health possible. It gives you the power and consciousness to manifest health.

- Excerpted from The Healing Power of Your Aura.

A: This is a question that burns in many people’s minds, and is on our list of the 10 most asked questions. It is essential that each of us ponder this question. Too many people live life without really asking what their purpose is. The first thing to realize is that each of us has a purpose. We are not meant to walk through life aimlessly even though it may feel like that at times. There is a grand plan of life that we are all part of. A second thing to see is that somewhere in your consciousness, you already know what your purpose is. You already know what you are meant to do. This tells us that part of the journey of life is to rediscover that purpose. It’s our job to be persistent and find our purpose no matter how long it takes. No one can do that for us.

An interesting spiritual energy to work with in meditation if you feel disconnected is the emerald green ray of balance. This energy ray can help bring you back in harmony with your purpose, and the spiritual rhythm of life.

When we relate with other people, not only is there an exchange of thoughts and emotions, but there is an exchange of spiritual energy as well. This can most clearly be seen in our aura. In fact, there is a steady exchange of energy when we are interacting with others. This is by divine design of course. If there were no exchange of energy, we could not connect with people and our relationships would have no meaning.

As we know, our relationships are not always of the highest order. It is all too easy for anger, resentment, frustration and disappointment to set in and this disturbs the quality of our relationships. We must be very careful as an exchange of negative energy from one aura to another has a debilitating effect on the sender and the receiver. Most of the time, we’re not aware that we may be sending or receiving negative energy. Yet we’re certainly aware when an exchange with another person has left us happy or sad.

Here are a few simple guidelines to help you work with your aura in any difficult interaction with others. First recognize that the goal of any relationship is to come from a place to love. Love is the key to healing any relationship friction. So your first job is to work with the deep rose-pink ray to uplift yourself and the other person.

Second, no one has the right to step into your auric field unless somewhere you permit that to happen. This means if you are faced with a difficult relationship, you have to stand up for yourself and refuse to become a victim in any way. If you feel an exchange with another person is heading into a negative direction, see yourself in a golden bubble of protective light and silently refuse any negative energy that may be directed at you. By refusing the destructive energy, you’re helping diffuse the situation which will help all people involved. It’s also a good idea to shower your entire aura with the gold light to build more dynamic power in your dealings with others.

If you’re the one who has sent negative energy to another person, then it is a good idea to work with the white light. Ask that the white light go to that person to release any negative energy you may have sent as well as to derail the destructive effect it may have had on them. Do your best to think kindly of that person. If you find it difficult to do, reaffirm the spiritual perspective with an affirmation such as, “I let this go and put this person in God’s loving hands. I refuse to think badly about this person.” This will help avoid the transmission of any destructive energy.

We are all precious in God’s sight regardless of the mistakes we may make. Being dynamic and strong as well as loving and kind is the key to creating healthy and productive relationships.

In Divine Light and love,

Barbara Y. Martin
Spiritual Director

We are most grateful to all who contributed to our 2008 Fund Drive. Last year, the institute raised over $30,000 from donations. It is your support that keeps Spiritual Arts Institute thriving! To kick start donations for 2009, we have on our website a great feature where you can donate monthly. Simply click the recurring feature on the donation page and that amount will be charged once a month for a long as you wish. The donation is made automatically and you can cancel at any time. Any amount is welcomed! Click here to donate.

Our first event in January, The Aura of Relationships, follows the theme of this month’s newsletter. It will be at the Bodhi Tree in Los Angeles, Sunday, January 11 at 3pm. We are also offering this workshop in our next teleclass, Wednesday, January 21 at 6:30 pm PST. Both events are free and we encourage you to invite your friends.

Our 2008 Spiritual Arts Institute Retreat was a great success. Our thanks again go to Victoria Jennings, Gabriella Taylor, Joanne Flory and The Joshua Tree Retreat Center for all their help. The retreat was the highlight of the year for us and the energy and fellowship were extraordinary.

We hope to see you often in the New Year!

Warmest Wishes,

Dimitri Moraitis
Executive Director

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