A.R.E. Meeting for 7/30/18

Eric was our leader. It was good to welcome Melanie this evening. We missed those of you unable to attend, especially those who are away for medical reasons.

We began with our meditation and followed it by sending out love and prayers of healing for our absent members.  We discussed some interesting outcomes of working with our experiments this past week.

We read our lesson Destiny of the Mind, in ASFG, beginning with the paragraph heading,  Mind in relation to the soul body.  We wondered about the effects of a highly spiritualized mind upon the body, and whether the fact that the body of Parmahansa Yogananda was able to remain in good condition without decomposing for months and months despite his demise could be due to the highly spiritualized mind he had, among other questions in our discussion.  It included beliefs and teachings of very early Judaism and the first 500 years of Christianity, and all Christians for about five hundred years being persecuted destroyed for their beliefs until about the time of Alphoness great refutation. It included purging reincarnation from Christian beliefs. We questioned but didn't seem to know what years reincarnation was also an accepted belief of Judaism.

We read the lead into our experiment this week:  

Meet circumstances which interrupt the flow of your intentions with optimism and a belief that you can make the interruption part of a process working together for good.

As recalled from the mind of Sylvia

Happy, Healthy Light, Love and Joy filled week!

A.R.E. Meeting for 7/23/18

Eric was our leader, our reader. The discussion of what happened with our  experiments was quite interesting, as was the telling and discussion of our experiences with synchronicity and repetitive patterns in our lives.

We did not read in ASFG. We read down to the next experiment on page 60 of our experiments book.

This coming week we agreed to:

Experiment - Notice people around you who seemingly have no love to give right now:  those who are neither actively loving you nor actively directing ill will at you. Find ways to love people in this category of your life.

It is anticipated that by doing this exercise, we are taking an intermediate step in learning about our own capacity to care and serve. And without taking on too much or becoming overwhelmed at the idea of loving someone without them first giving us love.

Eric lead our meditation on our chapter's affirmation, beginning with The Lord's  prayer and closing with the 23rd Psalm.

Love and Healing Light to all,

Sylvia

A.R.E. Announcement for 7/16/18

Hello Everyone,

We did not have a meeting last night.  It's hard to get everyone together during the summer months.  Therefore, we read no further in the books.  You can continue with last week's experiment if you like:

"Nurture a sense of trust in life.  Allow events to come to you rather than trying to force things to happen the way you think they should.  Trust that inner, directive influence to keep you on the best course.'

On another note, this is something I had planned to share last night.  The EdgarCayce.org/members site is posting an Enlightenment Series this year: Monthly Practices for Your Soul.  The month of July is a lesson on Patience.  There are a few paragraphs to read and short video by Kevin Todeschi.

A couple of thoughts I picked up from the lesson:

* Patience is not about passivity or submission, it's about consciously being aware of self.

* Through patience, we begin to stop reactionary responses to people, to life, and to situations, and instead react towards others in the best ways we know.

* Patience is the bridge between who we are and who we will ultimately become.

* Patience allows the awakening of the divine within.

Some people were told in their readings that the essential purpose of their entire lifetime was to learn patience. Others were told that a frustrating health problem could be seen as an opportunity for learning patience.

Here is one of the 5 suggestions for homework that the lesson offers:

"Patience is the reward for learning to see God in everyone.  Spend a day looking for the spark of Divinity in every individual you encounter."

We have many members who in various stages of healing--including June, Donna, and John.  Perhaps you can look upon this time as a lesson in patience.

Peace and love to the inner divine in all of us,

Cindi

A.R.E. Meeting for 7/9/18

Greetings Everyone,

We are reading Chapter V in book 2. Last night we read the second section: Mind in Relation to the Mental Body. In the Experiments book we read pages 58 and 59, down to the experiment.

Our experiment this week is:  Nurture a sense of trust in life.  Allow events to come to you rather than trying to force things to happen the way you think they should.  Trust that inner, directive influence of your soul's destiny that will continually bring to you things to keep you on the best course.

Also, some of you are interested in local stores that carry Edgar Cayce products. June gave us the name of one:  Sage Consulting and Apothecary, 2727 N Tejon.  It is north of Penrose Hospital and south of Fillmore. Phone number: 719-473-9702.

Eric was our leader this week. Cindi will fill in for him next week.

In peace and trust,

Cindi

A.R.E. Meeting for 7/2/18

Hello Everyone,

We had 5 members attend last night, and Cindi was the leader (a stand-in for Eric). We read a love letter from Jesus before the meditation, then included Edie's niece, Gina, in our circle of prayers.

We began Chapter V, Destiny of the Mind, in A Search for God, Book II, reading the first section called Destiny. Then we read pages 56 and 57 in the Experiments book, hoping for some clarity on Cayce's meaning of Destiny. In our discussion, we decided that we all have free will to send our lives in whatever direction we choose. But our destiny, our truth, our ultimate ideal is to awaken to, or to remember, that God is Love, and that we are a part of God's Love. I hope I'm not putting words in anyone's mouth.  If I didn't get that quite right, please write in with your thoughts.

The experiment this week:  Be truthful to yourself and others.  Let you actions reflect more closely what you have thought, said or intended for your life.

One of Cayce's "Thoughts for the Day" at the ARE website seemed appropriate to some of our discussion: For what we think and what we eat, combined together, make what we are--physically and mentally.    288-38

I think I'll type that out and post it in the kitchen.

Have a blessed week and Fourth of July.  I hope to see everyone next week.

Peace and love,

Cindi

A.R.E. Meeting for 6/25/18

Hello All,

We welcomed Edie and Sam who attended our meeting for the first time. We hope you both continue to join us!

We began with a 15 minute meditation and sent love, light and healing forth, and then we finished reading Chapter IV "Desire" by reading the Conclusion. We enjoyed some good discussions on the material.

We finished reading the Chapter on Desire in the Experiments in Practical Spirituality book.

Please choose one of these 4 experiments to explore this week:

-Page 51: Work with the principle of giving to others in order to fulfill a specific desire which you select. *Create a chart similar to the example above, using the personal desire you have chosen. Try to apply the items you list in the third column.

*Chart shows three columns:
I  Conscious Desire  I     I  Experience or Feeling if Desire Fulfilled  I  How to Bring Those Feelings to Others I

-Page 53: Select a desire pattern for which you alternate between taming it and feeling guilty for allowing it to control you. Try to get clear on what it is you really desire. Is the apparent desire only a mask for a deeper desire? Try to see clearly how a change in this habitual desire pattern could also benefit others. In order to keep a sense of openness to receive help, use this affirmation or write another version of it in your own words: "I cannot bear this alone, my Savior, My Christ, I seek Thy aid."

-Page 54: Spend free time or discretionary time with people who awaken in you a self-image or an outlook on life which you think you most need now in your growth.

-Page 55: Rewrite the Lord's Prayer in your own words, just as this Cayce reading gives its own version. First try to get in touch with your deepest desire to be attuned to God, then let this personal desire be expressed in the way you work each line of the prayer. Try using your version just before your meditation period.

We listened to one brief Meridian Tapping sequence on  "Fear of Failure." Thank you for allowing me to devote some meeting time each week I lead this month to sharing information on Meridian Tapping. I hope you can find it beneficial in your lives! I have enjoyed so often the other information attendees have shared in our meetings over the years! Thank you all for sharing your knowledge and wisdom!

Cindi will be leading next Monday's meeting as Eric will still be on vacation. Eric will be leading the rest of the meetings in July.

Peacefully Yours,
June

A.R.E. Meeting for 6/18/18

We began our meeting discussing a Herbert Spencer quote John shared with us, "The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of their folly is to fill the world with fools." Thank you, John.

We took time to share what was going on in each attending member's lives as well as some who couldn't make this meeting. We miss you folks when you don't attend.

We discussed last week's experiment results.

Since we are studying the chapter on Desire, I, June, shared a bit about Danielle LaPorte's book "The Desire Map: A Guide to Creating Goals with Soul." (Available in book or CD at our public library.) Ms. LaPorte advises people to not focus on material desires like big houses, hot cars, jobs paying certain figures, etc.,  but to focus on how you want to feel. What is the "desired emotion and/or spiritual state" you want to achieve in your life? You are to filter your desired feelings down to 4-6 core desired feelings. (My personal core desired feelings are to feel AT EASE, BLISSFUL, CONTENT, CREATIVE, FREE and LOVED & LOVING. Your core feelings may change over time. I am thinking of replacing "Blissful" with "Sublime." When others ask me how I am doing lately, I like to say "Sublime." It feels better to me than "Blissful" now. This in itself is a good test for what you want your core desired feelings to be. Say them aloud, I am"...") Once you have your list you ask yourself what plans you can put in place in your life to have these feelings and then act on these plans. Really enjoy the rest of your life!

We listened to a CD with Julie Schiffman speaking on How our Emotions Affect Our Health: Case Studies in Meridian Tapping. In her talk Julie did a sequence on Tapping to eliminate Neck Pain, Tapping to eliminate Hip Pain and Tapping to eliminate Migraines. We all practiced the Meridian Tapping technique. (The librarians didn't even call the men in the white coats to haul us away.)

We had a brief meditation followed by sending light, love and healing forth. I was reminded to have a more peaceful way of ending the meditation. (I had my cell phone volume up too loud when the timer chimed. Sorry all.)

We ran out of time and did not read in either ASFG book. )-:  We agreed to read in Experiments in Practical Spirituality from last week's experiment to the experiment on page 50 on our own.

This week's experiment on page 50 states: When you find yourself desiring something for the future, refocus that desire away from "pre-forming" how it will happen. Instead focus attention on the spirit of what you desire to have happen. When the time arrives for these future events, try to be in the now and to be creative.

For the June 25 meeting I am changing to begin with an abbreviated ASFG meeting. Hopefully, we can finish the chapter on Desire and have a good meditation. Then we will listen to a talk on CD by Brad Yates, "Being the Change: Your Profound Impact On the World." This CD is very inspiring and discusses how tapping is being used worldwide. If we don't hear it all, I am sure we will hear enough to be stimulated.

(Note: these CD's are from the 2010 World Summit collection that I have borrowed from a friend and are not mine to lend.)

Peacefully Yours,
June