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Oracles, Bones And Stones – Shamanic Divination

Beth Beurkens, MA, Guest Writer Waking Times Have you ever stared at the sky when it was scattered with clouds, searching for an answer to an important question? Or perhaps you’ve sought counsel in Tarot cards, the Chinese I Ching or the Celtic Runes. These are forms of oracular guidance and problem-solving known as divination.

The Science That Proves You Are What You Eat

Ginger Garner, Guest Writer Waking Times No one wants to hear the phrase “you are aging prematurely.”  However, that is exactly what is happening when you suffer from chronic disease. The phrase “anti-inflammatory diet” is a huge buzzword now in medicine, fitness, and nutrition circles. But does it have any scientific support? Can we actually

Hemp For The Prevention And Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Becca Wolford, Contributing Writer Waking Times According to the PTSD Alliance, more than 13 million Americans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (approximately 5 percent of the population). PTSD (also known as ‘battle fatigue’ or ‘shellshock’) is a severe anxiety disorder. One definition describes PTSD as the invasive recall of the traumatic event/s. It is

20 Ingredients To Memorize and Avoid In Any Food You Consume

Marco Torres, Prevent Disease Waking Times Artificial flavors, colors, preservatives, emulsifiers, sweeteners have saturated the food supply for more than four decades. We are on the precipice of discovering what our toxic food industry has done to our bodies and our environment. There is a heightened awareness and a sense of caution on the minds

What Lives On? Investigating Life After Death

Robert Schoch, New Dawn Waking Times Do we survive the death of our physical bodies? Is there such a thing as a postmortem continuation of the individual? If there is survival, what survives? Does everyone survive? What does it even mean to survive? Answers to these questions are central to the dogmas of many religions. These

How to Discover Your Life Purpose in About 20 Minutes

Steve Pavlina, Guest Writer Waking Times  How do you discover your real purpose in life? I’m not talking about your job, your daily responsibilities, or even your long-term goals. I mean the real reason why you’re here at all — the very reason you exist. Perhaps you’re a rather nihilistic person who doesn’t believe you

Ten Tips to Become Happier

Kevin W Chen, Ph.D. MPH, Yang-Sheng Waking Times  Have you ever wished that, instead of learning about history or the speed of light in school, we were also taught something more practical, like how to be happy?  Well, your wish has come true. Recently, a new subject has appeared in education, not in high school

Fear of The Unknown Is Still Dividing The Planet: It’s Time To Let Others Just Be

Michael Forrester, Prevent Disease Waking Times A common theme seems to be steadily intensifying with those who disagree with information on the internet–a fear of the unknown. There is a constant need to insult or criticize content which disagrees with their own sense of truth. Although confronting fear won’t always make it go away, many

Smart Meters – Correcting the Gross Misinformation

La Maison du 21e siecle Waking Times Quebec-based magazine La Maison du 21e siecle asked physician David O. Carpenter, former founding dean of the University at Albany (NY)’s School of Public Health, to comment on a letter published in the Montreal daily Le Devoir last May 24. This letter claimed wireless smart meters pose no risk to public health. Some forty

Removing Some of the Obstacles to Love

Belsebuub, Guest Writer Waking Times  Love is of consciousness, which is the spiritual within. Yet consciousness is not free, as it’s smothered by the subconscious and is asleep, and so too as a consequence is love. Negativity in particular destroys feelings of love, engulfing and consuming the mind. It also ruins the ability to be

Seven Myths of Meditation

Chopra Wellbeing Waking Times In the past forty years, meditation has entered the mainstream of modern Western culture, prescribed by physicians and practiced by everyone from business executives, artists, and scientists to students, teachers, military personnel, and – on a promising note – politicians. Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan meditates every morning and has become a

Heirloom Seed Banks Come to Public Libraries

Waking Times  It’a an idea whose time has come, as many people are re-discovering the importance of gardening and the importance of heirloom, non-GMO seed. NPR recently reported on an interesting new phenomenon of heirloom seeds being checked out like books through public libraries. The program which has expanded to over 12 public libraries works

Pomegranate – From Aphrodisiac to Cancer Buster

Norman Shealy, MD, PhD, Guest Writer Waking Times  Protein, vitamins, essential fatty acids, minerals and antioxidants are the critical foods for health. Note that starch and sugar are not; glucose can be made from protein. Of course, I am not recommending that one eat only protein, but it is important to be reminded that protein

12 Things You May Not Know About Cannabis

The Joint Blog Waking Times The majority of America has either decriminalized cannabis, or legalized it for medicinal purposes It’s almost hard to believe when you consider how strong prohibition continues in most parts of the country, but 27 states in the U.S. have either decriminalized cannabis possession, legalized possession and state-licensed retail sales, legalized cannabis for


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