Guns and Gurus by Keith Varnum “Treat death as an ally,” the shamans advise. I often wondered what Native American medicine men and shamans meant by this saying. One idyllic summer afternoon, I got my answer. The messenger was Indian—not from America, but from India! His name was Muktananda. My friends in Boston wanted to visit this particular Indian guru they’d read about in books. I usually went along with my friends’ spiritual adventures. We had a track record together of very good karma. Our intuitive guidance was a ... What God Asks You in Heaven by Keith Varnum A spiritual teacher quizzes me, “Do you know what God’s going to ask you when you die?” I can’t imagine that anyone knows the answer to this “impossible” question. Yet my mentor is sincere. From past encounters, I know that he isn’t going to hold his breath waiting for me to dig up an answer. And sure enough, he proposes a response that changes my life. The Greatest Question Ever Asked My teacher suggests that God will greet each of us with the only question that really matters: ... How Enemies Can Become Best Friends by Keith Varnum Can so-called Author's Biography: ... How to be a Miracle Worker: Create the Love, Money, Body and Spirit You Want by Keith Varnum Here’s a fascinating secret about miracles: You can’t necessarily always place an order for magic at will, but you can deliberately create the conditions—environment, atmosphere and attitude—that make miracles a thousand times more likely to occur. Want to know how you can create a miracle-friendly world? By taking these practical steps, you will bring magic into your relationships, body, finances and more! Your ability to Make Miracles is in direct proportion to your willingness to: 1. Te ... How'd They Do That? by Keith Varnum “How’d they do that?” I asked myself time and time again in my youth. As a journalist and documentary filmmaker, I witnessed ordinary people performing extraordinary feats on countless occasions. I documented individuals in moments of crisis and emergency going beyond the limits they and society believed possible. Caught up in earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and accidents, I watched mild-mannered people become super-heroes. When extreme circumstances demand action, paranormal abilities ari ... The Joy of Living in the Zone by Keith Varnum What do people want most in the world? What is the most sought-after goal? From the moment we awaken to the moment we close our eyes at night, what is it we seek every minute of the day? We want to feel good. The primary motivation behind every action we take is the desire to feel happy. Even when we’re focused on moving away from pain, we are, in effect, moving toward feeling good—physically, emotionally and spiritually. What Do They Get from Opera? As a kid, I often asked myself ... The Mind Creates Its Worst Fear by Keith Varnum On my sojourn across the country, a night spent camping in Idaho’s mountain wilderness demonstrated to me the power of the human mind to create a physical reality from its deepest emotional fears. A phone call in Boston foreshadowed the mystery to come. Half asleep, I picked up the receiver in my Boston apartment at 1 a.m. Who could be calling at this hour? It was my good buddy Gary in Boise, Idaho. He wanted me to come out to his neck of the woods and go hiking at 10,000 feet in the Rocky M ... Multidimensional Journeys With ExtraTerrestrials by Keith Varnum In college, Thanksgiving was a great excuse for me to escape from the pressures of schoolwork. The traditional rituals of the holiday were secondary to my need to blow off steam and space out watching the latest action flicks. I never suspected my soul would cast me in an action movie of my own adventures featuring extraterrestrials and inner space. Lisa, Sylvia, Jacob, Chris and I were good friends and fellow film students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. We were very thankful for ... Recipe for Alchemy by Keith Varnum Grandma has a scrumptious, old-family recipe for chocolate pecan pie that melts in your mouth. Uncle Bert whips up a killer BBQ sauce for ribs (or grilled tofu). I’ve discovered a more direct route to happiness—a tantalizing recipe for alchemy! According to Webster’s dictionary, alchemy is not simply change, but rather “permanent transformation.” Alchemy is a metamorphosis—a lasting, complete change in form. Transmutation. Alchemy is like the caterpillar after it comes out of the cocoon, ... Rush Home to Rapture! by Keith Varnum Riding a rush, being juiced, flying high—this is the feeling we strive for every day. What’s the huge attraction to this heightened state? Many medical authorities would have us believe that the desire for a constant high is an addiction—and an unhealthy and unrealistic one at that. A Built-in Homing Device My life experience reveals the opposite. Such a drive is not only healthy, but also very realistic. Our attraction to highs is a natural, built-in homing device implanted in us by t ... The Super High Way to Success by Keith Varnum Unexplainable funds appear in your bank account. Cars and computers that aren’t working inexplicably begin to function again. Out of the blue, strangers provide much-needed assistance. You’re not in The Twilight Zone. You’re in The Intuitive Zone—receiving the Grace and support that come from following your intuition. Miracles abound in the world of intuition. Rules for how you think life works are on permanent vacation. Impossible and improbable occurrences are common. But sometimes we ... Surf the Wave of Abundance by Keith Varnum Bank account bare? Bedroom barren? Body running on empty? Buddha not showing up? Why? Maybe because your beat is off! You’re out of step with the AbunDance. It’s a dance that requires flexibility, fluidity and, above all, the willingness to flow with life’s changing rhythms. The word “abundance” comes from a Latin root meaning “to move in waves, undulate, flow.” AbunDance is a wave dance. The natural bountiful overflow energy dance of the Universe. DNA and electrons coil in vibrant cir ... Switching to a Better Channel by Keith Varnum Peril, catastrophe and disaster. These are our friends, allies and mentors. Appearing as enemies on the surface, these seeming threats are our most helpful teachers on our Earth adventure. These apparent foes repeatedly demonstrate how we humans have awesome power over our fate and circumstances in life. When faced with an expected outcome we don’t like, we have an option. We can open to an alternative scenario, another framework, a different set of rules. I jokingly call this handy plo ... Telepathy: “Hello, Is Anyone Home?” by Keith Varnum Talking heart-to-heart is a natural ability for animals and people. Individual birds in a flock change their flight path at the same time. You “think” of a friend the moment before your friend calls. Coincidence? No. It’s telepathy. The cosmic communication system. Free unlimited anywhere, anytime minutes—local or long distance. Forever! So how can we skip the phone and use our telepathic skills to talk with each other? An Aboriginal tribe in Australia and a dog in Arizona have some intrigui ... The Plant Fairy Speaks by Keith Varnum “How can I cultivate communication with the nature spirits of trees, animals, wind, birds, rocks and plants?” “What approach or attitude opens the door to seeing and talking with elves, fairies, gnomes, angels and Ascended Masters?” People often question me about how they can deliberately develop a personal connection with nonphysical beings in other dimensions of reality. Since this form of communication unfolded naturally for me, I've never had a good answer. My process was invisible to ... Traveling Out of Body by Keith Varnum I can see the cops coming! They’re a good thousand feet away. I can clearly make out their uniforms and swinging nightsticks. How can I be seeing this? I didn’t dare mention it to my fellow underage drinking mates lounging with me on the grassy knoll in the park. Am I making this up? Projecting it somehow into my vision? Forcefully, I shook my head back and forth in an effort to free my mind of its strange perception. But the view of the two police officers remained in my sight, as they sa ... What's On Your Shift List? by Keith Varnum The most happy and successful people on earth have a personal Shift List. They probably don’t call it by that name, but they have one. How do I know? Because these folks are enjoying their journey on our challenging planet! A Shift List is simply a list of activities and attitudes that have the power to shift you from feeling blue to feeling new. Your Shift List is any way you devise to remind yourself of the actions that have the power to transform your mood and put you back on a roll. Y ... Your Hidden Portal to Peace by Keith Varnum Want more peace and joy in your life? Daily stress getting to you? With terrorism, layoffs and pollution, can you feel safe and happy? Yes, you can—by tapping into a little known, and less-used, doorway to internal security. This entry is not really hidden as much as misplaced. As a culture, we’ve lost the use of this innate inner compass. We each have our own personal portal to peace. The treasure hunt begins with an inner feeling triggered by outside circumstances. It’s a timeless game of i ... Are You Part of the Wake Up Crew? by Keith Varnum Many people living on the planet right now have volunteered to accept the opportunity to play teaching, healing, inspirational and leadership roles during this current planetary transformation. These assignments have been accepted by the individual’s soul prior to birth. Most folks have a kind of amnesia concerning these agreements. The energy fields of natural Power Spots have the capacity to awaken an individual to their destiny agreement—to stimulate recognition of their deeper purpose in liv ... What's In Your Blindspot? by Keith Varnum We frantically search for our “lost” keys that are lying in plain sight on the kitchen counter. We don’t we see the keys. Why not? Because we already decided “the keys are not there.” And once we make that decision, we create a blind spot in our awareness. The result is that we don’t see the keys where we don’t expect them to be. If we miss seeing keys out in the open because we decide the keys aren’t there, what else could we be missing because we decide it’s not there? Could we be “blind” ... What's Bugging You? by Keith Varnum Some people lure romance to them. Some folks magnetize riches. Others attract bugs. What’s the difference? Consciousness! The third group has “bug consciousness.” If you attract more bugs than love and money—at least sometimes—read on! Forget the Swat Team Flies flock around you, but steer clear of the person standing next to you. Mosquitoes bite you through gobs of repellent. Yet, there are other times when you forget to apply your protection and mosquitoes leave you alone. What’s g ... Choosing Innocence by Keith Varnum Out beyond the ideas of right and wrong, there is a field— meet me there. - RUMI Once in a while, I receive wisdom on the human condition from a specific aspect of nature. These direct transmissions have consistently helped me weather the changing tides of fortune and emotion in my life. It was a crystalline winter afternoon. I was walking with my friend Ted through the snow seeking solace from the fatigue and despair we were feeling about the seemingly endless stream of challenges in ... Dolphins and Whales: Gateways to Healing by Keith Varnum One lazy late summer afternoon, lying on the deck of a small boat, I found myself staring into the eye of a giant Humpback whale who had surfaced only a few feet away. More and more often in the last twenty years around the world, whales and dolphins have been initiating contact with humans. This intimate contact catapulted me into a dramatic embrace of wholeness and expanded consciousness. Most people report regaining a more natural, healthy state by being in the presence of dolphins and wha ... Enjoy the Magic of Prosperity by Keith Varnum Drawing from the wisdom of native and ancient spiritual traditions, Keith Varnum shares his 30 years of practical success as an author, personal coach, acupuncturist, filmmaker, radio host, restaurateur, vision quest guide and international seminar leader with “The Dream Workshops”. Keith helps people get the love, money, and health they want with his F-r-e-e Prosperity Ezine, F-r-e-e Abundance Tape and F-r-e-e Coaching at www.TheDream.com There is an art and a science to prosperity. The art is ... The Fickle Finger of Fate by Keith Varnum A very brief, but potent incident early in my workshop career showed me that the human ability to heal has no limits—not even in regard to the past. We’re told there’s nothing we can do about an incident that has already occurred. From birth, we’re bombarded with the collective tribal agreement: “That’s water over the dam” and “Don’t cry over spilled milk.” The mainstream cultural belief is that once an event occurs a certain way, that’s it. It’s done. It’s fact. Nothing and no one can change ... | ||||||
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