A.R.E. Meeting for 4/15/19

Leader: Scott

Four of us practiced being trans-personal and raising our group consciousness. Eric gave his theory on why the Radiac device should have copper. Out of the Experiments book, we have three to choose from:

Experiment: Pick one group of which you are a member. Do your part to apply the three ingredients of fostering trans-individual group consciousness.

(The three ingredients are 1) a common ideal, 2) harmony and cooperation, and 3) working together)

Experiment: Use the first few minutes of each new day to get started with the right consciousness.

Experiment: Observe how you think and speak about this country and its leaders. Take responsibility yourself for living more fully some of the ideals upon which the nation was founded.

A.R.E. Meeting for 3/18/19

Leader: Sylvia

Six studious souls sat studying Spirit. We didn’t do quite well on the Happiness experiments last week, so we delved into the last chapter on Spirit. We started in the Experiments book with one to work on this week:

Experiment: Be alert for signs of the spirit of our changing times. Try to act and think in such a way that you cooperate with and help to build a new world. Be especially aware of how to talk to others about the challenges and difficulties of the times. Let your words bespeak the consciousness of hope.

In the A Search for God book, we read the Introduction, and the sections “ In the Beginning,” and “Man’s Projection.”

As we get closer to finishing this book, remember that our next book will be The Edgar Cayce Primer – Discovering the Path to Self-Transformation by Herbert B. Puryear. If you haven’t got it yet, you might want to consider getting a copy soon.

A.R.E. Meeting for 3/11/19

Leader: Sylvia

With six happy students attending, we had the makings for a party. We had a lengthy discussion of the experiments of last week, then delved into the final pages of the Happiness chapter of the Experiments book. We read these three experiments, which allows us to pick and choose the one Spirit directs us to apply:

Experiment: Focus for several days on especially trying to make choices which you intuitively feel are the ones which reflect God's will for your life. Make use of your own sense of fulfillment, rightness and happiness as a criterion for evaluating the choices you have made.

Experiment: Write down physical and mental ideals for your relationship with yourself when it fails. Try using and applying these ideals as a way of minimizing feelings of discouragement with yourself.

Experiment: Make special efforts to sow seeds of good in the lives of others. Do not be concerned whether or not you will be around to observe the results.

A.R.E. Meeting for 3/4/19

Leader: Sylvia

Three souls braved the elements to get warmth through the group. Sylvia got us involved in a “Soul Body Fusion,” which will take a few more weeks to complete and comprehend. Some of the discussion revolved around travel, sinister experiences, manic depressives, and orthodoxy. But the overriding purpose of our visit was gaining progress in our studies. We read to the end of the Happiness chapter in the SFG book.

In the Experiments book, we read to the top of page 131, and have two experiments to choose from:

Experiment: Work with an attitude of surrender in relation to the various people in your life whom you love. Grant them (by your words and your actions) a sense of freedom to grow in the way they think best. Put their relations with themselves before their relationship with you.

Experiment: Observe the moments in which you let the turmoils and uneasiness of these times get to you. It may be the hectic pace or the continual state of things changing. Whenever you begin to feel troubled or tense that certain things may be blocked which you feel you need to get done, then use the affirmation: "If God needs me to get this thing done, He will provide the means." Let the affirmation lift you to a new attitude of faith, trust and happiness about your life.

A.R.E. Meeting for 2/25/19

Leader: Cindi

Four merciful students met tonight to continue our study into happiness. Sylvia led off with a poem from a card that her sister meant to send her. We later learned how Sylvia became involved with healing. Eric relayed some details he found out about WWI, and the horrors that people had to face.

In the Happiness chapter we read the sections “Who Are Happy?” and “When Are We Happy.” In the Experiments book, we read through the experiment on page 128, which reads:

Experiment: Make an effort to be more unpretentious and quiet in your daily affairs. Ask others about themselves and tum the limelight away from you.

Sylvia takes her turn leading the group in March, thanks to John’s list of upcoming group leaders.

A.R.E. Meeting for 2/11/19

Leader: Greg (for Cindi)

Four happy friends met tonight to begin the chapter on Happiness. John started off with a dream about a circle of colors that brought another color (a former enemy) into their circle. We also had a brief discussion about reincarnation. In the Happiness chapter, we read “What is Happiness,” and most of the next section “Who are Happy?”

We covered one experiment in the Experiments book (which makes it easier to remember):

Experiment: Bring God into the happy moments of your life. During the day, when you have periods of feeling happy, remember the role that God is always playing in your life. With this recognition and remembrance, or with the words of a short prayer, be thankful.

A.R.E. Meeting for 2/4/19

Leader: Cindi

Five eager students attended our wisdom session for the week. It was interesting how many used an altered diet for the experiments this week, with peanuts, sugar, and trail mix all involved. In health concerns, Cindi relieved us when she said her most recent tests were good. When Eric asked the question, a definite majority have taken the Shingles vaccine.

We finished reading the chapter on Wisdom in the SFG book. In the Experiments book, we finished the chapter and have three experiments worthy of our time:

Experiment: Make only those decisions which need to be made today. If you find yourself worrying about a future decision, try to reorient your attitude. Trust that when the time comes when you really will have to choose, then you will know what to do. Pray that experience and necessary guidance will be shown to you between now and the time you have to decide.

Experiment: At least for one day go through the whole day without speaking unkindly of anyone. When you feel tempted to speak unkindly about a shortcoming of someone, remember that it is not up to you to make that person face up to himself. You may be right-that fault may be there. Instead, remember your sincere desire to see that person be whole and healed. Act or speak out of wisdom in such a way that it helps bring to the surface that person's wholeness.

Experiment: Where in your life have you honestly explored your capabilities and discovered the boundaries or limits which are unique to you (e.g., in physical exercise, areas of intellectual study, capabilities in your work, talent and skill in the home, etc.)? For those areas where you know of the boundaries which are now best for you, try living within them as best you can without any sense of inadequacy, self-criticism or comparison with others.