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Great Group Award 

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This group was awarded the Great Group Award

This lens was started because I just got tired of all the groups out there that just aren't great. So this is dedicated to groups that ARE great. These groups are ALL great - but within the collection I would advise anybody to join especially th...

Finding inspiration 

Why do you do what you do?

Eureka (Greek :I have found it") is an exclamation used as an interjection to celebrate a discovery. Probably we all know the story behind "Eureka". So much so had it excited Archimedes that eager to share his realization, he leapt out of his bathtu...

Spiritual Quotes and Wisdom Sayings

This lens has links to websites and books with wise quotes from various spiritual traditions to uplift your life and inspire you to kindness, patience, inner strength and a better life in general.

108 Things I Got to Do On My Year Off or Things To Do Before You Die

In 2008, I took a year's sabbatical with a short list of what I wanted to get out of my time off. I had never heard of a bucket list & didn't even write a list of things to do before you die. But I discovered by giving myself the gift of a year, I go...

Wisdom Quotes: Inspirational Spiritual Sayings

I've gathered together some of the best quotes of the wisest people around. I hope you find them as inspirational as I do.

PLOW your own happiness

Perhaps it is because I am a gardener at heart, but for me the new year really begins in the Spring. Even though Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, I am beginning to see signs of Spring here in Kentucky. There are sprouts of that wonderful fresh sprin...

What is your favorite inspirational quote?

Do you have favorite quotes that you depend upon in a crisis, special quotes that motivate you to move forward, quotes that you are teaching your children? One of my favorite quotes is If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it,...

Passionately passionate about passion

Are you just being a nameplate? That is just there to let people find you , that is it , that's all it is? And if not ,What is your identity ? What do you stand for ? What MOVES you, what makes you feel connected ? What is IT that you CARE enough...

Breakfast with Bhudda

Don't be mislead by the title. Though some Buddhist doctrine may be found in here - I really know little about it myself. I do know that Bhudda was a Prince who left his kingdom and gave up his worldly goods and suffered with those who used to be his...

Working with groups 

Learn About Family Constellations

They create a living model of the family that discloses the deeper forces that unknowingly influence our thoughts, behaviors and emotional experiences. Constellations can provide healing for self, family and ancestors. Developed by Bert Hellinger, C...

Becoming more creative 

How to Find Your Inner Artist as an Adult

How many of us create all kinds of art as children, then stop developing our artistic right brain muscles as we mature into adults? Children are taught how to do many art projects because art projects are considered appropriate activities for childr...

Nurture Your Creativity

Through a story about discovering enthusiasm as a child, this lens explores self concept as a key to unblocking the ability to self nurture. Nurturing your creativity starts by nurturing your self concept or maybe it is the other way around. When sel...

Meditation inspiration 

Mini Meditations For Nature Lovers

RELAX...Take a deep breath. Feeling a little world weary? ...Perhaps you've been stuck in traffic... ...The baby won't stop crying... ...The boss needs you to work overtime this weekend... ...The cat just ate your prize fern... ...Or it's been snow...

Ten minute meditation

When you can't drop everything and take a walk in the woods, try the ten minute meditation for instant relief. You can do it anywhere. Use it when tensions rise in a meeting. It will calm you and help you focus on the task at hand. Take ten after wor...

The Zen Room for Meditation and Relaxation

Need a moment? Welcome to a place of quiet solitude for meditation on the World Wide Web. Here you can view calming and inspirational pictures, listen to relaxing meditation music and read thought-provoking and inspirational quotations to help you ac...

Changing your life - one step at a time 

About spiritual virtues and practical spirituality

A Spiritual Experiment: Fasting for Enlightenment

I'll admit it. I've lived for quite some time enjoying the self-indulgent lifestyle of a hedonist. So why fast now? I want to experiment with the controversial alternative lifestyle of the vegetarian. And I'm hoping to reconnect with my dormant spiri...

Vow Of Nonviolence

We must change ourselves and the world will be changed! Let us start with the Vow Of Nonviolence!! "To have at least 100,000,000 people join me (Deepak) in taking a vow of nonviolence in thought, speech and action as soon as possible."

Self Growth teachers 

Spiritual integration and personal development gurus

Great spiritual teachers - my favorite inspirational people

These are some of the teachers - past and present - who will keep reminding us that there IS more to life. There is more to US... Spiritual teachers are the salt that gives flavor to our otherwise somewhat dry western culture. With all the focus on...

Open Systems & The Science of Unitary Man

In 1970, Dr Martha E. Rogers published An Introduction to the Theoretical Basis of Nursing where she presented her theory on the Science of Unitary Human Beings. Her concepts were derived from the view that the universe is a collection of open system...

EDGAR CAYCE PSYCHIC/MYSTIC

Reincarnation, Karma, Atlantis, 2012 and Earth changes, Akashic Records, Chakras, Astrology, Life Purpose and many other topics of interest to today's Spiritual Seekers are addressed by Edgar Cayce. The sheer volume and documentation of the Edgar Cay...

Best Edgar Cayce Books

Edgar Evans Cayce (March 18, 1877 - January 3, 1945) was a clairvoyant. He channeled answers to questions on subjects such as health or Atlantis, while in a self-induced trance. For this reason he has been called the sleeping prophet. Though Cayce wa...

Inspired by Richard Bach

This lens is about a man who helped opened my mind to a different world. When I was 15 I stumbled on the book "The Bridge Across Forever" in a pile of my mother's old books and I became aware of a whole new way of thinking. His writing style is so re...

Elizabeth Clare Prophet Books

Spiritual teachers are often controversial. Elizabeth Clare Prophet is accused of the usual: not being very scientific, not being clear about her sources (which are after all 'channeled') and ultimately: quarreling in her own circles. None of that m...

Spiritual teachers today 

Best Ken Wilber Books

Books by Ken Wilber who writes on psychology, philosophy, mysticism, ecology, and spiritual evolution. He has been described as New Age, although his writings are critical of much of the New Age Movement. His work formulates what he calls an "integra...

Daniel H. Pink On Oprah's Soul Series

Daniel Pink describes how right brain thinking is the key to success in our modern world. One example of a right brain action is surfing Squidoo for interesting lenses to rate and link your own lenses to. That's right, our own Squidoo offers the pe...

The Enlightenment Teachings of Leonard Jacobson

This lens is dedicated to those on a spiritual path who are interested in living a more present, conscious and awakened life. It focuses on the teachings of Leonard Jacobson, who is a spiritual teacher, mystic, and a gifted healer. Leonard Jacobson i...

Byron Katie's, "The Work"

This Lens highlights an article I wrote about Byron Katie's appearance on Oprah's Soul Series. Just watching the program was a mind opening experience. The article was featured at Submit Your Articles dot com and was distributed globally through t...

Bob Proctor---The Secret - Is It A Scam?

Did you have the same spark of hope when you watched Bob Proctor and the other speakers in "The Secret"? Many remember the desire that filled their hearts, knowing that dreams would could true after all those years of struggling. Before we go on I w...

Authors that inspire 

Khalil Gibran Quotes from The Prophet

Famous for 'The Prophet', Khalil Gibran was also a successful immigrant in the US (from Lebanon). This lens will show you his artwork as well as give spiritual quotations and links.

Art and spiritual development 

Healing Art with SARK

SARK creates colorful inspiration and healing arts through creative channels that make hearts sing! Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (SARK) has written and created 15 best-selling books, and created hundreds of products.  She is the founder and...

Reiki and healing 

Reiki Principles

The Reiki principles were set forth by Mikao Usui as he developed Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki in the early 20th century. Originally written as a poem by Emperor Meiji (1868-1912) and adapted by Mikao Usui, they were "The secret method of inviting good f...

Reiki: A Lensography

What you will find here is the cream of the crop of Reiki lenses, a vast array of information containing many differing and personal answers to the question...what is Reiki? In my opinion you can never find all there is to know about Reiki from just...

Reiki Shop - Online Support Systems

By Frans and Bronwen Stiene, the founders of The International House of Reiki If you're looking for some good basic information about Reiki then you've got off at the right stop. When we tell people that we practise Reiki - most of them nod knowing...

Heal, Manifest and Transform with Crystalline Consciousness Technique

Crystalline Consciousness Technique is a relatively new subtle energy protocol that can be used for healing, manifesting and raising consciousness. It's easy to learn, whether you're a newcomer or a seasoned healing arts practitioner. If you...

Spiritual growth head on 

10 steps to develop your psychic intuition

I truly believe that we are psychic and spiritual beings, we all have psychic intuition or abilities and i am not talking about fairground Tarot readings but the true inner knowing. We are witnessing great changes in our world and we are striving to...

Spiritual Growth Definition: What is Wisdom?

Spiritual growth and wisdom have something to do with living right and positive change. Or does it? I'll explain my idea about spiritual growth: it's ups and downs and how it's linked to wisdom. With links to more inspiration.

The Anonymous Alcoholic - A Superhero

We are told that most alcoholics never make it into recovery. They die prematurely - in car accidents, from liver and heart diseases, or a variety of other related causes. Of those who find the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous or similar institutions of...

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger

'Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich starker.' 'What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.' Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols, 1888

Backdoor to Enlightenment

Za Choeje Rinpoche and Ashley Nebelsieck have co-authored a book titled Backdoor to Enlightenment. More than just a heartfelt fiction story of mystery and discovery, this revolutionary work stands out as a smart, clear guide, showing step-by-step how...

Special experiences relating to personal development 

Past Lives, Present Challenges

Facing up to myself. Filling my shoes, if I can find my feet. My personal journey of Spiritual Discovery. Fact IS stranger than fiction! I'm a woman, married for about 10 years, a mom - responsible for a 14 year old boy, my husband's son, and we run...

Lucid Dreaming Information

I started to have lucid dreams when I was just a child. The earliest ones I can remember were from the age of around 8 years old. I would suddenly find myself in a dream, excited by the prospect of being in such a safe environment, I would run off ex...

Yoga 

Meditation timer for Yoga

How long do you hold your positions? "When practicing asanas, count your breaths." they say. And at the same time - "Don't think about anything else, listen to your body." Well, anyone who has tried this knows that it just isn't that easy...

Yoga Sutras by Patanjali - Science of Yoga - Taimni

A very scholarly translation and commentary on THE yoga classic: the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali. Taimni not only explains each sutra, but also puts them in the context of Indian philosophy in general. As a scientist he also uses graphs to explain his i...

Yoga - history and tradition from India

Information on hatha yoga and the other classic types of yoga. In Hinduism there are various types of yoga, but in the West Hatha Yoga has become most popular and well known. When we say 'yoga' we usually mean 'Hatha Yoga'. Don't forget to vote for...

Spiritual Pregnancy Stories 

Spiritual Pregnancy Experiences Survey

Did you first find out about your pregnancy from a dream? Did you learn anything about your baby or pregnancy from a spiritual sign or a dream? Do or did you simply KNOW things, from deep within you, about your pregnancy, delivery, or baby? Would you...

Experiencing Pre-Birth Communication

Have you ever been aware of your baby communicating with you... before his or her birth? Perhaps you had an experience with pre-birth communication during a dream. Or maybe you experienced another form of pre-birth communication while you were medit...

Dreaming About Your Baby's Gender: Spiritual Pregnancy Stories

  "What does it mean if you dream of having a baby boy?" "I dreamed about a baby with a pink bow in her hair. Does that mean I'm having a girl?" "Do baby gender dreams mean anything?" Dreaming About Your B...

Dreams Of Being Pregnant: Spiritual Pregnancy Stories

"I dreamed I was pregnant last night What does that mean?" "I woke up knowing I was pregnant today. It came to me in a dream." "I dreamed about a positive pregnancy test last night. Could I be pregnant?" Dreams Of Being Pregnant Did you dream that y...

Have A Spiritual Pregnancy Story To Share?

Have you ever dreamed you were pregnant...and then found out you were? Have you experienced a spiritual sign or intuition about your pregnancy or unborn baby? Or maybe you've communicated with your unborn baby via your thoughts? Spiritual Pregnancy Ex...

Signs Of Divine Guidance During Pregnancy: Spiritual Pregnancy Stories

Did a spiritual sign let you know you were pregnant, the gender of your baby, or that you were having twins? Perhaps a spiritual sign warned you about complications within your pregnancy, or alerted you to what you could do to prevent them? Spiritu...

Pregnancy Intuition And Inner Pre-Birth Communication

Did you KNOW you were pregnant, even before you were far enough along to do a pregnancy test? Perhaps you KNEW the gender of your unborn child, or that you were having twins? Or maybe you knew that you would be experiencing certain pregnancy complicat...

Spiritual Stories Of Pregnancy Intuition

"Even though I got a negative result on my first two pregnancy tests, I knew I was pregnant." "My grandmother knew I was pregnant before I did!" "At first I actually wanted a boy, but as the pregnancy went on, I just knew it was a girl." "I knew I wa...

Who we are - and who we'd want to be 

Dealing with unwanted emotions

Self Destructive Behaviour

Many people have self destructive behaviour which not only hurts them but also those around them. This behaviour destroys oneself, one's family and causes emotional damages for many years to come. Whether it be drug addiction, excessive gambling or a...

C.G. Jung's typology - Extraversion

This is the first of a series of lenses I hope to do on Carl Gustav Jung, M.D. I have been studying Jung for 14 years. I also had the great privilege of undergoing a 12-year Jungian analysis by a highly regarded member of the faculty of the New Yo...

Coping with Your Anger

Why learn to manage your anger? 1. Chronic anger is a physical strain on your cardiovascular system and can lead to heart disease, heart attack and stroke. 2. Anger doesn't solve problems. By learning to control your anger and channel it into...

The Seven Deadly Emotions

Traditional Chinese medicine has acknowledged the role of emotions in health and well-being for over 2000 years. Increasingly, scientific studies are backing up the ideas that negative emotions can cause serious health issues. Certain parallels can...

10 Questions To Ask Yourself

Aspirations equal ambition, hope, desire, wishes and should be a part of your dream for life. Being comfortable and content is not a bad thing. What can be sad though is if through comfort and content we pass up on finding something deeper and more m...

Mental Health or Social Acceptability?

With the release of Susan Boyle's debut album, I Dreamed A Dream, her critics are dredging up the idea that any kind of mental illness - even severe stress and exhaustion as she had - means that a person is completely flawed and not socially...

You're Not Going Crazy...You're Just Waking Up! Michael Mirdad

This book will be an inspiration to anybody who has had a troublesome life. To anybody who is dealing with major issues that make you feel like you're losing it. Michael Mirdad has a very simple message: You're not going crazy... you're just waking...

Charms and stones and other activities 

Magical Gemstones and Mystical Crystals

Over the centuries, many cultures have contributed to the legends, lore and magic surrounding gemstones and crystals. Gemstones are usually mysterious crystalline geometric structures and every naturally formed crystal and gemstone is unique in it's...

Tibetan Bowls Meditation Concerts

Try this and you will find hearing the Tibetan Bowls to be a profoundly spiritual experience. This beautiful work that is being re-discovered is that of "at-TUNE-ment with Creation." The Tibetan Bowls harmonize, uplift and create deep healing of the...

Amulets of the Goddess

Over the past 20 years I have found and used a variety of divination techniques - tarot, I ching, runes, pendulum. Since I discovered this book, Amulets of the Goddess: Oracle of Ancient Wisdom by Nancy Blair though, I always come back to using these...

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Interfaith - religious dialogue Headquarters

Group for all lenses about religious dialog - or people who have tried that path of understanding. Included are lenses that share information on spiritual and religious practices that travel across religious traditions (like the midwinter festival th...

Hinduism and Yoga Headquarters

Learn about Hindu customs and the history of yoga. Find out about the temples and pilgrimage sites in Bharat. Get introduced to the sacred scriptures of Hindustan. Lenses about Hinduism and yoga are welcome here.

Buddha & Buddhism Headquarters

Group for lenses about Buddhism: whether Theravada or Mahayana. Criticism of Buddhism is also acceptable, just as debate is. So far we have Buddhist teachers, themes, books and products etc. We could do with information on Theravada Buddhism and Bud...

Religion and Spirituality Headquarters

Lenses by lensmaster spirituality about religion and spirituality. Included are lenses about Buddhism, Theosophy, Christianity, Spiritual Quotes, Religious tolerance, inspiring spiritual teachers (male and female) and spiritual book tips. Merely my l...

Consciousness, Awareness, Psychology & Neurology Headquarters

For lenses about this puzzling topic - both debate lenses and teaching lenses are welcome. However interested I personally am in spiritual growth - this group is NOT meant for self help lenses. Except those about dealing with serious psychological is...

More by me on squidoo 

Spirituality's Lensography of lensographies

What can I say to introduce myself. I'm an online addict who has two spiritual blogs, one spiritual website and so on. I'm interested in Religion, Spirituality, Webdesign, Search Engines (aka Google), Science fiction, Fantasy literature, the environm...

Spirituality Squidoo Groups

Just a lensography of all my groups on squidoo. And no: they aren't all about religion and spirituality. There's humor and insomnia as well. And just a bit more about my native land: the Netherlands (aka Holland). Lenses in my groups have a greater...