Metaphysics Course

As individuals we exist at a dual interface between non-local and local reality. Nonlocal reality exists within the empty spaces between your cells; local reality results from the perception of physical forms.  Non-local reality, which is essentially nothing, is the Source of all creation (including physical reality). Remember, emptiness must exist to allow the space required for creation to arise. Obviously, this non-local reality, if it even exists, is much harder to dissect and study than the material world. Therefore, for the most part, it has been ignored by science.  Scientific thinking is concerned with the physical creation, or the local—material—side to reality. On the other hand, meditation is fundamentally concerned with the Creator or the nonlocal—internal—processes underlying physical reality.  Meditation is the only practice I know of that provides access to the non-local side to reality. By going deep within oneself, on a regular basis, it is possible to learn how to interact with immaterial forms of knowingness.  Meditation is a powerful tool for divination and for strengthening one's intuition. Intuition can be explained as a manifestation of the nonlocal awareness encompassing or interconnecting material reality. As you connect deeper with your Source, your intuition strengthens. Meditation is a simple practice through which you can work your metaphysical muscles each day. Here are three highly-recommended, science-based articles which promote meditation as a tool for personal transformation: 1. Even Beginners can Curb Pain with Meditation 2. Meditation Neuroimaging Study: Eight Weeks to a Better Brain 3. Why teens addict: The elusive search for happiness I really hope you make time to read these informative writings, and please feel encouraged to pass these on to your loved ones. Meditation must become (or remain) an integral part of your life if you wish to discover the meaning behind spirituality. Soar with the Divine! Jason

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Metaphysics Course - What Can I Do Now

Today's lesson is: "What Should/ Can I Do Now" Congratulations on reaching Day 7! Throughout this powerful E-Course you should have learned: Metaphysics is the philosophical study of being and knowing. Spirituality is the process of becoming, knowing, or coming closer to God Quantum physics is the leading edge science that is scientifically proving timeless metaphysical principles. Quantum physics is the "physics of possibilities". Metaphysics will allow you to experience health, wealth, happiness, peace of mind, and unconditional love for yourself and others. Metaphysics will develop your belief system to a point where it becomes unbreakable and totally supportive in tough times. Metaphysics is mainly composed of natural philosophy, ontology, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of perception. The purpose of metaphysics is to compliment your current beliefs, and expand the limits of your limiting beliefs. You are the God you search for. ESP abilities are natural You are a part of nature, nature is a part of you. We are all interconnected. There are only three truisms to reality: You create your reality, You are a piece of the One, You cannot fail. Everything else is illusionary. Reality is a subjective perception of surroundings The understanding of metaphysics will absolutely lead you to health, wealth, and happiness Your reality is a reflection of your beliefs These are the basic things we have covered in this course, for more information on any of these things; look back to the previous day (they were covered in). Now that you have learned these things, you need to figure out what resonates with you. If what I've said resonates with you, keep going on this path. If nothing I have said resonates with you, then I express gratitude towards you for your time, but please do not feel obligated to continue on this path. Let go of this and try something else. Maybe you will come back to my website, or maybe we will never communicate again. Remember, the choice is always yours. Thank you for allowing me to share in this wonderful learning experience with you. If you have any question or comments please feel encouraged to Contact me . If you enjoyed this course please tell your friend about it, you can do so, by sending them this link www.whatismetaphysics.com/freemetaphysicsinformationpackage.html If most of what I have said resonates with you, you can continue your metaphysical journey by reading the tons of articles I have set up on my website. All of these articles have either been written by me or were handpicked by me personally. I will be adding more regularly, and I will usually send these articles to my subscribers when I do this. If you have not subscribed to the newsletter (you were sent this email from a friend). You can do so here. My newsletter/ Ezine "Metaphysical Mind" will keep you informed and on the right path. If you have subscribed, and you haven't gotten your first issue yet, make sure you check your junk mail folder, and you add this email : Metaphysical_Mind@whatismetaphysics to your safe list. If you do this, keep a look out, because your issue should be arriving soon as a new issue is sent twice a month. If you need more information/ knowledge you should check out my recommended resources (if the link does not work, you can copy and paste it into your browser). But as you do this, never forget you will not find the answer you are looking for in some CD, book, or course. You will only find the answer within yourself. These resources are just to inform, help, and support you in doing this. I hope you have found this journey to be more of a new beginning than an end. On this path, may you discover that the answer you search for was always within yourself. I am looking forward to meeting you when our paths cross. Till then may you enjoy infinite love and happiness. Thank-You, Jason Randhawa ******************************* The Universal Life Church is a comprehensive online seminary where we have classes in Christianity, Wicca, Paganism, two courses in Metaphysics and much more.

Metaphysics Course

Hello ULC, Welcome to Day 6 of the "What Is Metaphysics" E-Course Today's lesson is: "How Can I Apply Metaphysics to My Life." When metaphysics is properly applied to your life, such things as health, wealth, and happiness will be yours. Most importantly, you must realize there is only a stream of wellness/ abundance (health, wealth, and happiness) that flows through you. You are either blocking or allowing this stream. So when you are experiencing wellness and abundance you are allowing it. And when you are experiencing a sad, gloomy reality, you are blocking that stream off. Again, health, wealth, and happiness are natural. The key is not in creating these things, but in allowing them to flow to you. I have provided specific information and outlined some specific action steps you should take to manifest any of these three things (heath, wealth, and happiness) in your life: I have also included an affirmation with each. Please feel free to use them how you wish. Personally I repeat certain affirmations about a thousand times a day. I do this silently, in my head, as I go about my day. You can also meditate on your chosen affirmation. Do whatever feels good to you, with these affirmations. They are not necessary, so you don't have to use them if you wish not to. 1. Health- to experience health, you must realize that there is absolutely no reason for any part of your body to be unhealthy. Within every few months, you literally have a brand new physical body. Parts/ cells of our bodies are dying and being replaced with new healthy cells every couple of seconds. The only reason why you are unhealthy is because of your thoughts and beliefs. These continuously create unhealthy cells. Your body is simply a mirror of your beliefs. Affirmation: My body's natural healing system is strong and pure, I allow the stream of health and wellness to flow through me. If you are interested in health and well-being, or even if you just want more information, you should read the powerful, free book called The Science of Being Well, click here. (if the link doesn't work, you can copy and paste it into your browser) 2. Wealth- to experience wealth, you must get rid of any negative, preconceived ideas or associations regarding money. Such as, "money is the root of all evil" or "money doesn't grow on trees." You can do this by understanding that God (your Higher Self) wants you to be rich. If "He" didn't, you would not be reading this right now. I would go into more details on wealth, but I have already written a powerful article on it. You can access it here. (if the link doesn't work, you can copy and paste it into your browser) After reading this article you need more information, you must read the free book, The Science of Getting Rich (if the link doesn't work, you can copy and paste it into your browser) Affirmation: "I allow wealth to flow into me and out of me, I am a great receiver and giver of wealth." If this affirmation does not work for you, you could try the affirmation advised by Foster Hibbard, "An endless avalanche of money now pours down upon me!" 3. Happiness- If you are experiencing health and wealth, there is really no reason for you to be unhappy. If you are unhappy, and in these conditions, the only reason is, because you are worrying about things that are beyond your control. You are probably trying to create/manipulate someone else's reality. It cannot be done, they must change it for themselves. This is the root of unhappiness. You must begin to stop worrying about things that you believe are beyond your control. Affirmation: I am so grateful for everything in my life, I focus on the things I can change, and let go of the things I cannot. I am happy! This has been a short lesson, because it is only the belief that matters. If you believe that you have whatever it is that you desire, you will absolutely achieve it, every time! You can make this more complicated if you wish. If you believe you must do a certain technique to achieve something, then you'd better do that technique. The choice is always yours. Tomorrow we'll be wrapping up this course, with Day 7, we will be learning "What You Can/Should Do Now". Till then, may you enjoy infinite love and happiness. Thank-You, Jason Randhawa Jason@whatismetaphysics.com 441 President Kennedy Avenue Apt. 1603 Montreal, Quebec H3A-0A4 Canada Universal Life Church

Metaphysics Course - Reality

Welcome to Day 5 of the "What Is Metaphysics" E-Course Today's lesson: "What Is Reality and What Effect Do I Have On It?" This question is at the heart of metaphysics. The best definition I have heard for reality was by the entity, Joshiah, as channeled by my good friend, Bub Hill. Soon I will be adding this channeling session for free to my subscribers as one of the bonuses. When I do this, I will let you know by email, in my newsletter. Joshiah says that there are only three truisms to reality: 1.You create your reality. 2.You are a Spark of Consciousness or You are a piece of the One 3.You cannot fail. 'They' go on to say, you can make this more complicated if you wish, but these are the only things that are real. Everything else is illusionary. The way you make things more complicated is with your beliefs and ideas. If this description does not work for you, another great answer I got to this question, "What is reality?" from one of my mentors, Dr. Yaad Dang was, a subjective perception of surroundings, which you create. This basically means that reality is simply the perception of the observer's reality. In other words, everyone perceives reality different in his or her own way (once again, mainly dependant on their beliefs). For example two people looking at the exact same scene will react differently (emotionally, mentally, and physiologically) and they will both explain the scene differently. Therefore nothing is real; everything is an illusion (except for the three things stated earlier by Joshiah). Again, in reality everything is an illusion, it's like a 3-D movie, but you are a part of it. Your part in this movie is not only to experience it, but to also create it. You are the God you search for. Most metaphysicians believe in absolute free will. There is no destiny set forth for you; you create your own destiny as you go. Metaphysics puts everything squarely in your hands. You are the only and absolute creator of your reality. However you must operate under certain laws, which you can change (although it would be very difficult depending on your belief system). But, before you came into existence in physical reality, you chose/agreed to operate under these universal laws. It's always your choice, if you didn't agree with these laws you would have created and/or experienced a different reality. I have divided these Universal Laws into two categories, for easier understanding: Scientifically Proven Laws- these are what we refer to as the 'laws of physics,' for example the Law of Gravity Unscientifically Proven Laws- these are such metaphysical laws as the Law of Attraction. I have found the perfect article on Universal Laws, and instead of putting it into my own words, I will provide you with the original article. You can access it here. (if the link doesn't work you can copy and paste it into the browser). To be able to consciously create your reality you must first understand what reality is, then you must understand what the universal laws are that control the reality. This is what we have learned today, and from here you can begin to create your perfect life. This is what we will be talking about tomorrow in Day 6, Tomorrow's lesson will be: "How Can I Apply Metaphysics to My Life". Till then, may you enjoy infinite love and happiness. Thank-You, Jason Randhawa Universal Life Church

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Hello ULC, Welcome to Day 4 of the "What Is Metaphysics" E-Course Today's Lesson is: "What Are The Basics of Metaphysics" Yesterday, we discussed the broad range of topics covered by metaphysics. Today we will be talking about metaphysics' stance on these subjects. First of all, we will discuss the concept of God. Metaphysics states that God is energy (light). God and energy mean the same thing. If you ask a metaphysician about God, he or she will say God is omnipotent, eternal, moving through form, into form, and out of form. If you ask a scientist what makes up the Universe, they will say, "energy." When you ask them what energy is, they will answer with omnipotent, eternal, moving through form, into form, and out of form. As you can see, it is the same thing; and, the difference lies solely in terminology. Next, we are all made up of Energy, therefore we are God. Also, everything else is God, since everything else is made up of energy. If you break down anything, from humans to the computer you are reading this with, you will find it is made up of molecules. If you break the molecules down, you will get atoms. If you break atoms down, you will find a nucleus surrounded by a cloud of electrons. But, the nucleus is not even solid because if you break this down you will get protons and neutrons. These are surrounded by energy. Essentially, everything is composed of energy. Therefore, energy is everything and everywhere; and, this is why some people say, "God is everything and everywhere." On a related note, the God you search for is you ( more on this later). In the area of occultism, it is a common belief among metaphysicians that ESP (extra sensory perception) abilities are natural. As I covered before, ESP includes such things as telepathy, clairvoyance, channeling, psychokinesis, and prophesizing the future. It has been said that we use less than 5% of the full potential of our brain. Once we tap into the unlimited potential of the mind, these abilities will become natural. To develop your own metaphysical abilities you must begin to believe such things are possible and allow yourself to develop your powers. Once you believe it is possible, you can begin to practice these abilities. Do not give up, keep working harder, and you will begin to develop these abilities. Also, you should believe that it's easy to do, because then it will become easier. To cancel out thoughts of doubt, I find it very helpful to affirm, either in my head or out loud, to myself that "________ is very easy to do." Fill in the blank with whichever ability you wish to develop. In the area of natural philosophy, metaphysics states that the view of nature and the physical universe, as it was before modern science, was correct. Science has made us think that we are separate from nature; this is why we exploit it, but actually we are deeply interconnected with it. Plants and animals do not think that they are separate from nature, they realize it is a part of them and they are a part of it. This is why they don't exploit nature, but rather live in harmony with it. In the area of religion, metaphysicians can belong to all types of religions. As I have said many times before, the purpose of metaphysics is to compliment your current beliefs, and expand the limits of your limiting beliefs. We will be going into full details on metaphysics' view of reality and your effect on it in Day 5. This is why we did not cover metaphysics' view on ontology and the philosophy of perception. I look forward to talking to you tomorrow in Day 4 of this course. As you may have already guessed, tomorrow's lesson will be "What Is Reality and What Effect Do I Have on It?" Till then, may you enjoy infinite love and happiness. Thank-You, Jason Randhawa Jason@whatismetaphysics.com 441 President Kennedy Avenue Apt. 1603 Montreal, Quebec H3A-0A4 Canada Universal Life Church

Metaphysics Course on What Metaphysics Covers

Welcome to Day 3 of the "What Is Metaphysics" E-Course Today's Lesson: "What Does Metaphysics Actually Cover?" Metaphysics usually refers to two seemingly separate, even contradicting subjects: 1. Mysticism which refers to experiences of unity with God or All-That-Is. 2. Occultism which refers to the extension of knowing (ESP, which is telepathy, clairvoyance, channeling, etc.) beyond the usually recognized fields of human activity. For a more in depth view of what metaphysics entails, there are five basic sub disciplines that make up 'metaphysics': 1. Natural Philosophy: a term applied to the objective study of nature and the physical universe, as it was before the development of modern science. 2.Ontology: the study of being and existence. In other words, ontology is the study of reality. This is one of the most fundamental branches of metaphysics. Its purpose is to define entities and types of entities within its framework. 3.Philosophy of Religion: the rational study of the meaning and justification of fundamental religious claims, particularly about the nature and existence of God. 4.Philosophy of Mind: the philosophical study of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, and consciousness. In addition, this includes the "mind-body" connection, which is the relationship with the physical body and the things listed above. The mind refers to the collective aspects of intelligence and consciousness, which are manifest in some combination of thought, perception, emotion, will, memory, and imagination. Currently, the majority of scientists believe that the mind is a result of the brain. But metaphysicians would argue that the brain is actually a result of the mind. 5.Philosophy of Perception: the study of how mental processes and symbols depend on the world internal and external to the perceiver. What is experienced or observed is always confined to the beliefs and limits of the observer. I know today's lesson was very technical, but I believe it is important for you to understand what the study of metaphysics actually consists in. So there really are no action steps for today, other than understanding the topics above. Tomorrow in Day 4 we will be going into details on metaphysics' position on each of these topics. I look forward to talking to you tomorrow, in Day 4, the lesson will be "The Basics of Metaphysics." Till then, may you enjoy infinite love and happiness. Thank-You, Jason Randhawa Universal Life Church

Metaphysical Discussion - What is it?

Welcome to Day 2 of the "What Is Metaphysics" Today's Lesson is: "Why Should I Care About Metaphysics?" There could be many different answers to this question, why should I study metaphysics. I have written about the main ones below, and this leads me to today's action step. Today's action step is for you to discover your reason for studying metaphysics. Maybe your reason is some deep question you need answered or you need to help someone else. Whatever your reason, it must be definite, it must be valid, and it must resonate with your heart. Only then, will you enjoy metaphysics and then you will be able to uncover the desired outcome to your quest for knowledge. When Jon Roe was asked, this question, why study metaphysics? He replied, "If life is going great, you're healthy, happy and content, you don't need it. If you have a solid belief system that will support you through the bad times, you don't need it. If you have good self-esteem and you unconditionally love yourself, you don't need it. If you find peace and support your religion and spirituality you don't need it." As you may have probably guessed, since I directly quoted him, I completely agree with him. So the main reasons, listed in no particular order, why people study metaphysics are: to obtain a strong, belief system that completely resonates with you to gain comfort in trying/challenging times in your life to have no more fears, in other words, to obtain peace of mind (as you will be able to understand the true nature of reality) to find an answer to those tough, life-transforming questions that are in the back of everyone's mind, such as, What is the meaning of life? How did I get here? Where did I come from? What is my purpose? Etc… to understand and experience God to enjoy the health, wealth, and happiness applying this knowledge can give you to gain a new perspective on the world and life, that you may have never considered, it is a new way to think outside the box to begin to fulfill your unlimited potential Study this list, and discover the one that fits for you. If none of these does, than you can come up with your own. I look forward to talking to you tomorrow in Day 3; the lesson will be "What Does Metaphysics Actually Cover." Till then, may you enjoy infinite love and happiness. Thank-You, Jason Randhawa

Metaphysics Course - What is Metaphysics

Welcome to Day 1 of the "What Is Metaphysics" E-Course. Today's lesson is: "What exactly is Metaphysics? Metaphysics refers to the branch of philosophy that attempts to understand the fundamental nature of all reality, whether physical or non-physical. It seeks a description so basic, so essentially simple, and so all-inclusive, that it applies to everything. A metaphysician is someone who studies the true nature of reality, or someone who is simply interested in discovering what underlies everything. People are always getting confused between spirituality, metaphysics, and quantum physics. Even I, myself, sometimes use these words interchangeably. Spirituality is the process of becoming closer to the God that you are, whether you realize you are that God or not. Spirituality is all about becoming closer to your soul, that spark of consciousness, or piece of the One that is within all of us. The downside of the word spirituality is it is closely associated with religions. Religions can be very limiting, because they have a set system of beliefs which you are not to question or expand upon. Don't get me wrong, they can also be empowering, it really depends on the person. Metaphysics is very closely related to spirituality, but it has nothing to do with any religion. It is more to develop you own set of personal beliefs, which resonate with you, then to follow somebody else's beliefs. Therefore metaphysics does not have all the limits and associations that spiritualit y has. Metaphysics is not really a science, but the science most closely related to metaphysics is quantum physics. Quantum physics is the leading edge science that is scientifically proving timeless metaphysical principles. Quantum physics is the "physics of possibilities". It is believed that quantum physics is where metaphysics and physics will merge. Lastly, it is believed that the word "metaphysics" is based on the organization of some of Aristotle's books in the Library of Alexandria. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle produced a number of works, which together were called the "Physics." In the Library of Alexandria, the works of Aristotle were organized in such a way that another set of Aristotle's works was placed right after the "Physics." These books seemed to concern a basic, fundamental area of philosophical inquiry, which Aristotle, himself, called "first philosophy." So early Aristotelian scholars called those books ta meta ta physika biblia, which means "the books that come after the (books about) physics." This is simply where the word came from, but the timeless principles studied in metaphysics originate back before history even, as you will soon come to learn. I look forward to talking to you tomorrow, in Day 2; tomorrow's lesson will be "Why Should I Study Metaphysics." Till then, may you enjoy infinite love and happiness. Thank-You, Jason Randhawa Universal Life Church

Spirit Quest Course by Travis Richardson

Final Essay for the Spirit Quest Course

By Travis Richardson

This was indeed a very interesting course to take; each lesson brought forth different and at times puzzling concepts to understand.  But it is in this journey of attempting to understand the differences of the paths another person walks along that greater appreciation and greater understanding is gifted onto me.  I see that there are many shared concepts that I have also explored to further my own growth and evolution. The gracious addition of you sharing how these concepts were applied to your individual life added to the enjoyment of the lessons at hand. 

The concept of Baby Beings I have not heard of before and it took me some time to become accepting of this concept as a possibility, over that of merely an overactive imagination in the respect of it being not merely being someone applying a far-fetched imagination based idea to a life event. Then I thought to myself who am I to comment on what another individual uses to explain things that happen in their lives when I am not living their life. If a person finds answers or solace in what I perceive as an imagination based concept and it helps them grow as an individual then is there really any harm in this. 

There are many forms of intelligence and many great things come from those various intelligences, just because I am lacking in fully understanding a particular thought or concept of one aspect of one particular type of intelligence does not make that thought or the concept wrong. The concept of Spirituality is an individual path a person walks; it is not easily grouped or applicable to a structured environment simply because individuals are distinctly different from each other. Granted there are many similarities that individual human beings share in, but the mind and consciousness is distinct to the individual. 

My own growth and evolution is a hard one to grasp by many people. There is a notable perceive lack of acceptance sprung forth by a lack of understanding of traumatic brain injuries. My injury was the result of a motor vehicle accident where my head struck the driver’s door pillar as well as shattering the driver’s door window. The double impact to the left side of my brain in two areas was also felt on the right side of my brain when the recoil of the impact slammed my brain up against the right side of my skull.  In my particular situation the temporal and the frontal lobes were affected.

The temporal lobe is a region of the cerebral cortex that is located beneath the Sylvian fissure on both the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

The temporal lobe is involved in auditory processing and is home to the primary auditory cortex. It is also important for the processing of semantics in both speech and vision. The temporal lobe contains the hippocampus and plays a key role in the formation of long-term memory.

Temporal Lobes: side of head above ears

·       Difficulty in recognizing faces.

·       Difficulty in understanding spoken words.

·       Disturbance with selective attention to what we see and hear.

·       Difficulty with identification of, and verbalization about objects.

·       Short term memory loss.

·       Interference with long term memory.

·       Increased and decreased interest in sexual behaviour.

·       Inability to categorize objects.

·       Right lobe damage can cause persistent talking.

·       Increased aggressive behaviour.

Frontal Lobe: Forehead

·       Loss of simple movement of various body parts.

·       Inability to plan a sequence of complex movements needed to complete multi-stepped tasks, such as making coffee.

·       Loss of spontaneity in interacting with others.

·       Loss of flexibility in thinking.

·       Persistence of a single thought.

·       Inability to focus on task.

·       Mood changes.

·       Changes in social behaviour.

·       Changes in personality.

·       Difficulty with problem solving.

·       Inability to express language.

Exploring this information gave me a great starting point. It also confirmed to me that I was not actually nuts or crazy. My cognitive functions were just simply altered and I had to discover new ways of making the pieces fit. To this day there are aspects that I am working on and will more than likely struggle with for the rest of my life.

I have what is called "Acquired Expressive Language Disorder". This is a situation to where I am challenged in putting sentences together coherently, using proper grammar, recalling the appropriate word to use in what is considered "Acceptable” by societal standards. The only way to overcome this situation is by actually engaging in conversations and rebuilding the ability to effectively communicate. But this is where yet another difficulty lies, we live in a society and a culture that wants instant answers, instant replies and instant gratifications. Finding someone to communicate with who understands and is patient is a huge challenge. I am often dismissed or outright ignored when it comes to chatting or communicating verbally. 

All because one individual choose to not obey traffic laws and stop for a red light. However, if it were not for that individual, this essay would have never been written, and I would not be having this honour of opening your eyes just a little bit more.

Getting back to the essay at hand many of the concepts shared in this course I have also explored, Karma being one of them, Self Awareness, meditation, and so forth. All of which are tools an individual can use to further understand not only themselves but those in their life. If the goal is to become the best possible person one can be, then what does it truly matter which path a person takes to achieve this goal. What works for one person may just not work for another.

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The Universal Life Church is a comprehensive online seminary where we have classes in Christianity, Wicca, Paganism, two courses in Metaphysics and much more. I have been a proud member of the ULC for many years and the Seminary since its inception.

Spirit Quest Course by Robert Robinson

Final Essay from the Spirit Quest Course
By Rev. Robert L. Robinson

So the course is finished and the quest is just begun. In this one course I have found the answers to several questions that have plagued me for ages. The first being, how big of a spirit am I? The answer is, that I am boundless. The only limits imposed on me come from the agreements that I make. The decisions that I make as a being have only to do with what I have learned as a spirit. I as spirit, am not bound by the laws of the physical world. This is not just a platitude. I have investigated many "isms" in my life and nowhere have I found the keys that have been given me on this course. Just by practicing a few of the precepts, I have seen things that have been blocking me for my entire life just blown away. Instead of barriers, I am finding opportunities every day. These include, Financial Opportunities as well as personal. I have found that my friendships are deeper and communication is much easier. My ability to see another's point of view has grown exponentially.

As a matter of fact, friends at work call me "the defender" because I am always able to see the good in almost everyone. This is because I always look for the spirit instead of just looking at the physical person. This way, I also know who I can trust. I have been able to open myself to being loved and to be able to love others. This is a problem that has truly been with me my entire life. I have been able to root out the decisions that caused them and been able to banish them. Using the Roses to bring in the good and destroy the bad is nothing less than inspired. Amy, I have no idea how you discovered this but I am here to tell you that it works! Thanks to Rev. Amy Long and the Universal Life Church Seminary my life is on a whole new track. If anyone has not taken this course I would urge them to do it right away. Finally, I would like to say that through this course, I have discovered that God truly created me in His image. I am on to the next course.

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The Universal Life Church is a comprehensive online seminary where we have classes in Christianity, Wicca, Paganism, two courses in Metaphysics and much more. I have been a proud member of the ULC for many years and the Seminary since its inception.

Spirit Quest Course

When I began this class, I wasn't too certain about how I'd feel about it… Personally, I'm a very practical person and very private and it has taken me a long time to admit to and share my inner feelings. However, I noticed that as Iwent through the course,  I “warmed up to it” and I must admit that it has been quite an eye-opener for me personally.

 

There were many things I learned that I had been previously familiar with and had even practiced in some form of another, but the class has given me a way to put it all together in one place and to put it into practical use.

 

Early on in the course when beginning to practice the tools,  sitting quietly and attaching a grounding cord, I spent a lot of time on that. I found out a really funny experience: I’m traveling by plane a lot, and even when I’m in the plane, I am able to attach the grounding cord going to the center of the earth. First I thought that would not be possible but it felt quite naturally, even at 30,000 feet going fast.

Later I added another technique: Wherever I am, I first picture myself sitting quietly in my living room. Then from that position I attach my grounding cord and go through the exercises.

 

“Getting what you want” and “Creating your own reality” were also exercises that kind of came naturally. I have believed in those concepts for a long time, but this course has structured it for me.

 

On a side note, my stepdaughter is a chiropractor and practices Applied Kinesiology. It has become more clear to me now how that all come together. She has one test she performs regularly on her patients (and on myself and my wife) where she puts pressure on the stretched out arm while letting the person taste several spices and foods. This way she can determine what the body is allergic to. Very similar to the tests in this course.

 

When the subject turned to spirit communications I became a little wary… I personally found that subject a little scary. My wife is very perceptive to “the spirit world” and after several “encounters” early on in life which were not very pleasant she turns it off. But going through the course it turned out not to be “scary” at all, as I was afraid of initially.

Over the years I have philosophized quite a bit about “the afterlife” and what happens to us. I believe that we all remain as spirits (remaining energy) in some virtual world (in which you would create your own heaven or hell), and where the strong spirits can communicate with our world.

 

All and all this turned out to be a great course with many tools which can be used from now on (and be used better over time). I also loved the positive message being used throughout.

 

Thank you!

 

Rev. Peter van Sluis

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The Universal Life Church is a comprehensive online seminary where we have classes in Christianity, one on  Wicca, courses on several types of Paganism, two courses in Metaphysics and much more. I have been a proud member of the ULC for many years and the Seminary since its inception. 

The Universal Life Church offers handfasting ceremonies, funeral ceremonies and free minister training. 
 

As a long time member of ULC, Rev. Long created the seminary site to help train our ministers. We also have a huge selection of Universal Life Church  minister supplies. Since being ordained with the Universal Life Church for so many years and it's Seminary since the beginning, I've watch the huge change and growth that has continued to happen.

Spirit Quest by Kimberly Bateau

Dear Amy,

I’m finally getting a chance to write down what I learned from the Spirit Quest course. It was a very good course, and although many things that were covered I learned during my Reiki and Spiritual Counselor courses.

I think that getting people to think in a new light can have a profound impact not only on themselves, but the people close to them which ripples out to the entire world. At times you may feel like you’re not doing much, but in fact everything we try to do positively does in fact have impact.

Some of the tools I found most useful I will list next.

First, a very important tool that all spiritual workers should learn is Protection. Without it, we soak up and carry other people’s energy with us whether bad or good. It’s like it wipes off them and super glues it to our aura which will seep into everything we touch and do. I had not used the protection rose before but used a protective purple bubble, so it was different, but an exciting way to look at and try a new form of visualization for protection. 

Another part I found very good was How Spirit Communicates. The numerology section was very good. I’ve been actually using a form of numerology for myself in times when numbers seem to just “stand out” and sure enough when added up, the numbers make total sense for what I’m looking for. Example: My favorite and resounding number has always been 9. When I started calling out for the Goddess to make herself known, Oya answered. Her magickal number is 9. When I’m not sure about something  or am trying to decide something, if 9 comes up I know it’s a sign of the positive nature and I should follow that path.

Getting Unstuck helped me a lot. I tend to hit bumps and now using the tools of amusement and the possibilities that there are other possibilities besides the one I’m “stuck” on… really opens my mind. It’s an amazing thought.  Here’s an example of how I’ve used this wonderful tool. I have a client that comes for Reiki. She’s been suffering with a rare pelvic disorder for over 3 years. She is constantly focusing in on the negative and how she feels she’ll never get better. I was getting sick of hearing this from her because it was non-conductive to her healing. The more comfortable I got with her, the more I started to get her laughing and thinking about other things. 

In fact one time I made the joke, “How about I drop a rock on your foot.” She looked at me stunned, “What’s that going to do?” she asked. I said, “Well, it’s going to hurt, but it will take your mind off the pelvic pain for a little while.” Well, this got her laughing and she started to lighten up. Since then she’s had better days and even communicates with crystals I use during her healing.

Sometimes when I’ve been with a patient I feel tired and heavy… this is when I realize that I need a good cleansing and clear my chakras. I cannot express how important the chakras are to our living systems and how we feel physically, emotionally and spiritually.

I hope this helps give a better understanding of how I have interpreted the course. I found through this course, I could focus better on my intents which has improved my Reiki sessions, I’ve found ways to better protect myself from sucking up other’s problems/energy, I’ve learned how to better communicate with higher beings and my spirit guides. I notice my hands although they’ve always been hot when I work on clients have become hotter and they tingle. I actually work up a sweat now when doing Reiki. I think it’s part and par because of the course.

I really enjoyed it and look forward to hopefully taking more in the future.

Many blessings,
Rev. Kimberly Bateau

 

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Spirit Quest

Hi Amy,

Working towards my Spirit-Quest, Masters in Metaphysics has been a very rewarding journey. I have learned how something as simple as grounding can pull you through just about anything.

I lost my daughter to unexpected death a few months ago.  It has really been difficult to deal with many aspects of my life.  However, this course has helped me be able to move through many of the pitfalls that come with grief and what if’s, fairly well.

Prior to this I was in a particularly stressful job, which did not bring out the best in me.  This course taught me how to ground myself, and use the roses to protect myself from and get rid of all the negative energy that was coming to me.  To let all the bad run right out of me.  It was amazing how it would instantly ease my burden and give me a new perspective.  This course also taught me how to create my own reality.  To forgive, and move on, to not let bad energy stay in my space.  

Even now, if a bad situation arises, I catch myself coming out of my protection mode as I call it.  Others have noticed it too. And I am not angry.  I am better equipped to handle my life and all the aspects of it.  Now that I have grown spiritually, I realize that other people’s problems are not mine. Not saying that I don’t help others. I am huge in community service.  I am saying that their problems are not my cross to bear.  I cannot fix them. I am responsible for me.  If we each take care of ourselves, I feel that we will be better grounded to mother earth and able to help out in situations where people may really need a hand, ear or shoulder. 

Terrie Hawkins

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Spirit Quest by Sherri Roberts

Universal Life Church Metaphysics Course

Spirit-Quest, the course has been and will continue to be a valuable set of tools. I continue to cherish each one. They have a place in the library at our home. Like any teaching implement, they are referred to time and time again. I want to thank the many that have walked with me through this part of my life’s journey. Thank you Amy, thanks to those who helped put it together, the spirit guides that help me walk through my conscious and unconscious levels of understanding. Thanks to the Elemental Spirits for allowing themselves to be seen and worked with, thanks to the beings who have come to me through these studies and continue to walk with me on my path. Thanks to all.

I have searched to understand myself for as long as I can remember. Through this course, I have been able to identify energies and processes that eluded me.  My relationships with others have changed for the betterment of my self-growth. 

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Meditation as I understand it, has evolved so I may use it throughout my day and night. I visualize on a regular basis in most things that pass through my life. The exercises provided in the course have awakened senses or awareness that give strength to my Spiritual self.  My perception of my energies and the energies around me are growing and becoming more vivid. I am learning to distinguish between my personal energy, the earth energies and the “cosmos” energies. My drive to heal the creatures that come to me for rehabilitation continues with my understanding of the “purpose” or “abilities” of each type of energy. Instead of using my personal energy to try and heal one that is injured, I visualize the energies of the Earth and the Universe to work with the creature.

This course introduced me to the concept of the Astral Plane and my own astral body. I am learning to visualize the cleansing of the silver cord and the placing of my golden light within this astral body. The concept is new to me. I am sure over time, this will become second nature and many more opportunities will present themselves that deal with the ‘spiritual” or astral plane and the beings that live there. If I remember correctly, there are eleven levels that were introduced. As with any introduction, it is but a doorway through which I am entering.

I am learning different ways of perceiving the worlds around me, to release my fear of the unknown (which is taught), and to embrace others without judgment.

An added bonus to taking this course is getting to know Amy Long. Through the sharing of her life experiences and approach to subjects, she has given the blessing of herself. With this, I would like to say thanks to all who played a part in my journey through Spirit-Quest.

Rev. Sherri Roberts

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Spirit Quest Course

Metaphysics Course

Universal Life Church

The very first sentences of this course have been the most important for me. In these sentences I have grown in courage and understanding. I have been able to embrace these words as a reality for my life.

1. You Are A Perfect Being.

2. God Loves You.

3. You Were Created In Perfection, By Perfection for Perfection.

4. Your Success Is Guaranteed.

The content of this course for me has all been based in the above four sentences because in them I have found my true self. My life, not unlike others, has been extremely difficult as I come from a very dysfunctional family and I am proud that I have. The negative conditioning that I received as a child has made me value my growth process. The very first sentence says, “You are a perfect being.” The problem with the way I was raised is that I was taught to embrace my imperfections. As I studied the discourses I now see that I have no imperfections and any flaw can be turned just by changing my view. It had been easy for me to accept myself as imperfect and undeserving and while I saw myself with all these flaws my world continually supported those notions. After practicing the meditations and taking off the veil of untruth I can easily accept that this world is made perfect and just as nature is perfect so am I. My body (the spiritual as well as the physical) works in perfection and when I view myself as aligned with the universe then I can easily see myself as perfect or better yet as being, “created in perfection, by perfection and for perfection.

As a child I am the product of my mother and her union with a married man. Now my mother didn’t know that my father was married, but when she found out it was too late. So, since my mother could not punish the man she punished me by withholding love. Coming from my experiences with my family and having a mother who did know about the value of forgiveness, I thought that God (Goddess, Source, The Creator) could not possibly love someone like me. As I walked through the discourses and practiced Rose meditation and visualization, I began to see just how wrong I was in my assumption. I saw (and see) that in everything that has been created in this world and in the spiritual realm there is no limit of the love that I am the recipient of. I have learned how the source of the universe has given me genius and how she communicates this through the most basic and beautiful things (music, numbers, and color). I was born under a unique set of numbers I see my talents I see the love that Goddess has for me in all that she created. Just to know that there is no way I can fail gives me the courage to do those things I though impossible.

When I started this course I knew certain things and was in the process of opening up to realize more of the Universal Truths. Since my study I have grown to understand the reasons that I had not manifested in my life those things which I needed.

My biggest obstacle to growth had been my view on forgiveness. I had always thought that to forgive those that, in my estimation, had hurt me meant to let them off the hook. Now, I understand that it is not about letting them off the hook, but it is about realigning me with the divine. It is about releasing and letting go. Forgiveness is what I do for me and is about no giving my power away to those who have caused me harm. My biggest surprise while walking through this lesson is that I realized that I had been withholding forgiveness because I wanted revenge…I wanted them to feel the pain that I carried. In reality (this is a shocker) the pain that I felt had been because I LET IT IN! I made it my own personal pain. I decided to use the forgiveness letter. Now the forgiveness letter asks that you use compassionate and loving words to the offender. This letter allowed me to first see my offenders as human, and then it showed me the power of compassion. As I have held on to the un-forgiveness I had allowed myself to be cut off from the compassionate side of me. I didn’t mail these letters, but I did burn them and visualized the smoke as carrying my forgiveness to the person. I let go completely of the blame, shame, and need for revenge.

This course has strengthened my meditation and visualization skills. It reminds me of a song sung by a very popular R&B singer R. Kelly. The title is “I believe I can fly” and in the song there are some words that are the foundation of Metaphysics, “….if I can see it….then I can be it…, I believe I can fly.” Metaphysics as detailed in this course works because we use visualization techniques to manifest. What I can visualize in my mind, I can bring into my physical reality. In past I have manifested negative (“if you don’t fill it, someone or something will fill it for you” – discourse four) but using guided meditation to ground I learned to fill myself with positive instead.

There are so many things I learned with this course and It would take me another lifetime to talk about it all, but since I am learning about balancing my time and am practicing staying in the present I will say that this course has taken me though some horrible memories and because of that I have been able to release the negative emotions and learn the lesson. I am now a better minister because I know how important letting go is. I understand how holding on can manifest pain, and negativity into my life. I can now teach others how to manifest a rose to dispel negative energy and bring in the beauty of love. I can teach others how to tap into the divine and experience the type of unconditional love that we all deserve. These lessons have taught me that this world in which I live was created in abundance and like all of nature I have all I need after all,

I AM A Perfect Being, Goddess Loves Me; I was Created in Perfection, By Perfection for Perfection and my Success Is Guaranteed.

Reverend Tammy J. Hamilton

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The Universal Life Church is a comprehensive online seminary where we have classes in Christianity, Wicca, Paganism, two courses in Metaphysics and much more.

Ordination with the Universal Life Church, is free,  and lasts for life, so use the Free Online Ordination, button.

The  ULC, run by Rev. Long, has created a chaplaincy program to help train our ministers. We also have a huge catalog of Universal Life Church materials.  I've been ordained with the Universal Life Church for many years and it's Seminary since the beginning and have loved watching the continual growth of the seminary.

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Metaphysics

Dear Rev. Amy:

There have been so many ways this course has enlightened me. Learning about how I treat myself was an area that I never ever thought about. I was hard on myself, thinking I have been stupid, a failure, a bad person and incompetent. I learned that my life is a journey and all the "mistakes" are lessons I need to learn in this lifetime. Learning to recognize when I have moved out of love, has been difficult and rewarding.

On being true to myself and my word, I have come a long way as well. I have researched, meditated and searched inward for my "true" beliefs. I have not blindly followed "popular" beliefs, views or doctrine on spirituality for several years. I have become comfortable being different and self-thinking. I adhere to the teachings of Jesus, as I was raised Christian. I have learned for me, that the Bible opens as many questions as it answers. I feel it is more of a guide than a law, as with all other respected religious material.

I have benefited daily from newly learned meditation techniques. Before starting Spirit Quest, I already grounded and opened chakras for meditation. The huge gold sun, protection rose and sticky sun integrated smoothly into my routine. Having the ability to fill my life with golden sun energy has increased my inner happiness, along with creating and destroying roses greatly reduced my stress levels. The ability to destroy even the smallest of annoyances creates more room for positive energy. The sticky sun has taught me that I can re-capture lost energy and re-claim it for my use.

I learned to look at situations and ask what am I being asked to learn from this situation? How does this fit into the "big picture" of my life?

Functioning in a negative frame of mind or surrounding oneself with negative people and energy was normal for me until this course. I rarely recognized I was hardly ever operating out of love.

Life is complicated and does require that one is constantly paying attention and be aware. Daily miracles go easily unnoticed if operating in a robot lifestyle.

I have taken time to really look at my beliefs. They are still changing as I learn. Learning that the voices I hear are not mine was a great affirmation. Speaking in the positive to tell the universe the right thing. The importance of asking the right questions.....all great concepts I can use as tools now.

I have discovered I am a mature soul. There really are so many questions that need answers. My soul is focused on relationships and bonding. The great spiritual awareness is over-whelming and difficult to handle at times. I try to take baby steps or the one-day-at-a-time process to help focus on the present.

Please forgive me for my error in sending this essay in 2 parts. I hit the wrong key...and not being computer knowledgeable, I did not know any other way to get it to you. My sincerest apologies.

Yours truly,

Kimberly Shaw

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The Universal Life Church is a comprehensive online seminary where we have classes in Christianity, Wicca, Paganism, two courses in Metaphysics and much more.

Ordination with the Universal Life Church, is free,  and lasts for life, so use the Free Online Ordination, button.

The  ULC, run by Rev. Long, has created a chaplaincy program to help train our ministers. We also have a huge catalog of Universal Life Church materials.  I've been ordained with the Universal Life Church for many years and it's Seminary since the beginning and have loved watching the continual growth of the seminary.

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