© 2012 Norma Mitchell – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter January 2012 by Norma Mitchell When we think of abundance, many of us tend to think about our material world abundance first. We ‘program’ for money, a new car, home, or something else that money can buy. Although money is important as…
© 2011 Bruce Johnson – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter December 2011 by Bruce Johnson The Star in the East the Three Wise Men followed to Bethlehem suddenly appeared, guided them to Jerusalem, changed direction, and ultimately stopped and hovered directly over Jesus. Different astronomers have theorized the Star in the East…
© 2011 Bruce Johnson – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter November 2011 by Bruce Johnson Chapter 9 in the biblical Book of Acts recounts Saul’s journey to Damascus and his experience of having a light from heaven suddenly flash around him. Following this vision of inner light, Saul was transformed into Paul,…
© 2011 Courtney DeWinter – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter October 2011 by Courtney DeWinter, Reiki Master Teacher – Delphine Healing Arts The Reiki system of energy healing — developed in Japan in the early 1900s — is based on life force energies that have been an integral part of this planet…
© 2011 Bruce Johnson – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter September 2011. by Bruce Johnson Occultism defines the atom as a vortex or nucleus of life, encased within a sheath of matter. Atoms, also called life-atoms, can be accurately described as bubbles of force within the Akashic Ocean of energy. Each atom…
© 2011 Bruce Johnson – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter August 2011. by Bruce Johnson Chapter 28 in the Book of Genesis tells the story of Jacob’s journey to Haran and his mystical dream while sleeping with a stone as a pillow. Jacob dreamt of a ladder reaching from earth to heaven…
© 2011 Bruce Johnson – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter Jun 2011. by Bruce Johnson A cube or hexahedron is a square in three dimensions with each face equal in size. The New Jerusalem that allegorically descends from heaven in the Book of Revelation is a cube of approximately 1400 miles in…
© 2011 Bruce Johnson – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter May 11. by Bruce Johnson Light from the lantern of Esoteric Science frees our minds from medieval superstitions connected with the number 13. Let’s review this number that unfortunately is synonymous with death and bad luck for many people in the west.…
© 2011 – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter Apr 2011. $19.95 When you are facing challenges, remember “I Can” Please, never forget, when you are on a path and there seems to be no light around or in front of you, whisper the words “I Can” to yourself until it becomes yours…
© 2011 Bruce Johnson – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter Apr 2011. by Bruce Johnson Jesus taught in John 3:3 that to see the Kingdom of God, a person must be born again. He then refers to a birth of the flesh, or our birth onto Earth, and a birth of the…