A.R.E Meeting for 6/30/09

This is the first time in awhile that everyone has been back, so you really don't need to know where we left off...but I'll remind you anyway. It's the "Know Thyself" chapter, the "The Mental and Spiritual Bodies" section, 5th paragraph, where it begins "When we are seeking to lose ourselves..."

The experiment is "Each night before falling asleep say a prayer asking that in your dreams you will be guided to experience that which is best for your growth. Try to retain this sense of seeking as you fall asleep. Keep a careful record of your dreams and of your feelings when you awaken in the morning."

Finally, I did some research on the quote I heard on the Sunday morning Internet radio show about Edgar Cayce, where he supposedly said "Every time you sit down to meditate, you lift 10000 souls."
It seems that this quote came from Robert Grant, who has been writing a lot about Cayce. I found it at this link.

The quote was from another source, the book The Secret of the Golden Flower. Here is the part of the interview where he mentions it.

Rob: One woman asked me, "Okay, you're talking about levels and realms of the after life. How can I make sure that I go to the highest realm possible in the afterlife?" I said, "Move from the heart, mean well for others, and know that the act of meditation (as Hugh Lynn Cayce, Edgar's son, taught me), is the seeking to attune to God that builds the light body we move into after death. So, meditation not only quickens us here but it also helps us move toward the light faster on the other side. I think that it was in the book, The Secret of the Golden Flower by Tung Pin Lu, that it was said that every time we sit down to meditate, we lift 10,000 souls. The vibration of our seeking attunement to God sends out ripples…

A.R.E Meeting for 6/23/09

Nancy, I don't know if you knew this was going to happen, but Sylvia joined us this week. It gave the group some extra positive energy. If you didn't know this, then know that we're all going to send Sylvia some energy as she is going to try to medically help out her sister.

We started the Cooperation chapter and are in the third section titled "Method of Obtaining Cooperation." We’re about halfway into that section at the paragraph that begins "It is a oneness of mind, a oneness of purpose..."

The experient is the first one: "Live with the awareness that what you are thinking is actually creating and is very real. At the end of each day, review your thought patterns. Record those that you feel were especially constructive or helpful. Without a sense of self-condemnation, record those that you feel were not consistent with your ideals."

John sent out an e-mail that we have the library room through July, and it looks like the library will be open the Monday after the 4th. Thanks, John.

A.R.E Meeting for 6/15/09

Another night of heavy discussion and insights, and we barely made it to the end of the Meditation chapter (1.5 pages) and our meditation before the library turned out the lights. In our hurry to pick an experiment, the last one in the "Experiments" book was chosen:

Choose and write down one attitude, habit or physical condition which could be eliminated by conscious effort and which you feel may be a hindrance in your spiritual search. Then decide on a constructive attitude or way of behaving that could replace that hindering one (and write down the replacement). Work each day on manifesting that replacement attitude or behavior. Record situations in which you are successful in manifesting this replacement attitude or behavior.

Chi Energy

A pretty amazing video showing John Chang, a healer with extraordinary power, who decided to share publicly what you can achieve through meditation.

John Van Auken Creates Meditation Blog

I just discovered that John Van Auken created a blog very recently about meditation. You can find it by going to this link.

Today is June 10th, and he just started it on June 5th, so it's pretty new. You should be able to see his most recent post and scroll down to see his previous ones. Here's his first posting:

The Value and Joy of Meditation

In this incarnation, I would not have endured this far without the many benefits that come from meditating. Edgar Cayce's discourses encourage all of us to budget time to meditate, and now, after 40 years, I understand why. It is one of the best ways to experience personal contact, attunement, and union with God, to enhance the flow of the Forces of Life through our bodies and minds, and to keep ourselves centered and mindful. Meditation brings health, peace, guidance, a good disposition (or at least a better disposition), love toward others, and truth in one's heart and mind. It so enhances our energy levels. Edgar’s son Hugh Lynn Cayce first encouraged me to meditate regularly - if for no mental or spiritual reason, do it because it is so good for the body. Meditation became a part of my daily life, and now, after all these years, I've written may latest book about meditation and meditating. It is my hope that in some small way this blog will encourage and help others to learn how to meditate and to make the practice of meditation a part of their daily lives.

A.R.E Meeting for 6/9/09

We had a night of heavy and intense discussion so we're still in the Meditation chapter, but at the last section called "VI. CONCLUSION." We left the library as they were turning out the lights, so we had to rush to get an experiment assigned.


The experiment is: "Choose a specific time and place for meditation. Keep it each day."

A.R.E Meeting for 6/1/09

OK, Cindi...we're still in the Meditation chapter, but we're at such a high level of attunement, I'm not sure you can catch up with us. 8-) We're up to page 15, Section V. Methods of Meditation.

The experiment is also on page 15 of the other book: "Use the prayer of protection given in the reading at the beginning of each meditation period. Make a special point of experiencing the inner meaning of the prayer as you use it and not just saying it by rote."

The prayer of protection, as already memorized and quoted by Nancy, is: "Father, as I open myself to the unseen forces that surround the throne of Grace, Beauty and Might, I throw about myself the protection found in the thought of the Christ."