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This is not an exclusive write-up on spirituality and philosophy. It is more to do with introspection and realizing the power of the inner self or the world within you. It is just about adding the right amount of philosophy to your life, as in the case of salt to food, to make it tasty and palatable. Ultimately, to experience the GOD within you. If you are at peace with yourself, you will be at peace with the environment and the world around you becomes a better place to live in. Subsequently, leading to GOD realization.

Man has to always believe in himself and have faith in GOD. He should not attempt to conquer the world, but conquer himself, i.e., evil forces within like lust, anger etc, and he is sure of a place in Gods Kingdom. This is the message from all our ancient and Holy Scriptures.

Life is like a wheel that goes up and down, bringing with it joys and sorrows. Never give up, do not quit. Do your Duty guided by your Conscience, which is GOD within you. GOD knows best.

It is a common warning that fire burns and hurts. However, it is more often than not that most of us burn our fingers in several issues, not necessarily in fire.

One must understand that ego should simply go. The thought that you are somebody triggers your ego and the thought that you are nobody suppresses your ego.

Ego is the greatest impediment to realize the inner self. For, man is always centred on worldly activities and relates himself with everything around him. Man should understand that what he sees is GOD in everything and there is no question of I in this world. For, after all each one of us is a part of the Supreme Eternal Power. Hence, man should shed his ego and not give importance to himself. He must make use of this golden opportunity of having been born as a human being in this birth by understanding himself and thereby realizing GOD.

Our life is all about conquering ourselves and not the world. We must try balancing the personal, professional, social and spiritual aspects in everyday living in order to attain a high standard of Quality of Life. Introspection is the golden thread that strings together our various experiences in our daily lives. You will be in for a pleasant and soul-stirring experience in this exercise of conquering yourself and the world around you becomes a better place to live in. Ultimately, giving you the much-desired peace of mind and happiness.

Contrary to the general feeling or thinking that spirituality and philosophy are subjects to be read and practiced in old age, it is very much for the young as well. For the simple reason that one is more receptive to good and bad from a young age itself. This in turn develops him into an all round personality and finally leading him to realize GOD.

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The spiritual meanings of numbers is found in various cultures. In numerology these numbers are the equation perspectives of functions, that constant values are passed through to yield particular meanings and results. With many things in life, the spiritual meaning of numbers is relative to the individuals or cultural perspective of which it is being viewed. In other words, what may mean something, good and positive to me, may or may not mean the same thing in your or anyone else for that matter. However, whether or not you believe in the spiritual meanings of numbers is purely a personal choice. This is because each of us has our own individual and cultural points of view.

Everything in our world, releases frequencies of vibration, including numbers. Understanding the spiritual meanings of numbers, depends upon knowing this. Understanding the spiritual meanings of numbers you can attract into your life, the wonderfully and remarkable, divine powers of universal, spiritual healing and an earthly wholesomeness of well-being of your body, mind and spirit.

We ourselves are the numbers, or the numbers that show up most often in each of our lives has a spiritual message for our own unique earthly purpose. These spiritual messages come from the higher powers, no matter the names, people may call them. It is essential to our spiritual growth that we do pay attention to them, otherwise, they will continue to show up until we do. Keep in mind, since everyone is different, our spiritual numbers will vary from one another, likewise, they will change from time to time. And, then again, they may not.

Here you will find a gathering of the meanings of numbers from various cultures and religious points of view, use them as you wish.

The Spiritual Meanings of the Number 1
Christian: Manifestation of self, the creative expression of life, beginning and cause. Independence with no difference. In Chinese 1 symbolises Yang, and all that is celestial and masculine.Within numerology 1 is a symbol of a leader, achievement, strength, sufficient. Spiritual Meaning: The Sun, pure energy, new beginnings, beginning and ending of all. The spiritual meaning of1, is to manage thoughts, as they do manifest, and a time for change.

The Spiritual Meanings of the Number 2
Christian: Embraces oppositions, whether masculine and feminine, matter or spirit, union and confirmation. Different, more than one, division or agreement.Chinese: Yin, terrestrial, feminine. Numerology: Partner, insight, support, artistic. Spiritual Meaning: The Moon, balance, the joining of matter and spirit, communications and partnerships. The spiritual meaning of 2, is to unite with others of like mind.

The Spiritual Meanings of the Number 3
Christian: Symbolic of three dimensions, light, love, life as well as a multitude of growth and signification. To form a solid form there must be three. Length, breadth and height are required.

Chinese: The first odd yang, sanctity. Numerology: Optimist, creativity, humor, spontaneity. Spiritual Meaning: Mars, intuition, expression, past, present and future, spiritual sphere The spiritual meaning of 3, is that higher powers are there for you, and the success of new endeavors.

The Spiritual Meanings of the Number 4
Christian: The standards of law, order, reason and logic, while symbolizing the age of community and universality and also material creation.

Chinese: Four streams of immortality and yin in polarity. In the field of numerology, number 4 symbolises practical,tradition,determination, values Spiritual Meaning: Mercury, stability, home, strength, power, wisdom, and the expanding of reality.
The spiritual message of 4, is to stay centered, while being persistent.

The Spiritual Meanings of the Number 5
Christian: Good judgment, understanding, meditation and the combining of the elements of air, fire, water, earth, and spirit or ether, it is the number of higher enlightened humanity. Redemption and Grace.

Chinese: Five elements or atmospheres, blessings, colors, eternal ideas, human relations. Numerology: Progress, competition, performing, passion. Spiritual Meaning: Jupiter, adventure, action and motion, travels. The spiritual meaning of 5, is that not all trips are physical, many interesting trips involve the mind.

The Spiritual Meanings of the Number 6
Christian: The balancing of beauty, harmony, enlightenment of earthly consciousness, good works and cooperation.Chinese: The Universe and the six senses. In numerology, 6 means service, healer, educator and counselor. Spiritual Meaning: Venus, legend, balance, harmony, enlightenment. The spiritual meaning of 6, is conscious compassion is necessary for spiritual enlightenment and forgiveness.

The Spiritual Meanings of the Number 7
Christian: Pausing for rest and safety, the totality of completeness and spiritual perfection. Chinese: Symbols and meanings of intertwined legends, myths and spirits. In numerology 7 stands for investigator, analysis,understanding, spiritual. Spiritual Meaning: Saturn, scholarly knowledge of mystic forces and energies. The spiritual meaning of 7, involves an active imagination, conscious thought and dreaming bring understanding of spiritual issues.

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The chakras are the organs of the ethereal body which work in harmony with the physical organs allowing the physical bodies to evolve into beautiful forms for the spirit of the Creator to enter and express through.

The chakras are simply energy centers, storehouses for the vibrating atoms, the first stirrings of life in the cosmos. In the beginning it was simply the air that played around and lifted grains of sand which had crumbled off of the pristine rock surfaces and placed them down on the ground near water. This caused a chemical reaction between the minerals in the soil and the algae in the water. This gave birth to the Botanical Kingdom and provided a form for this energy to be embedded in.

The root chakra, the first chakra, was the first bundle of energy to be embodied in a manifested form in physical matter. The Botanical Kingdom evolved through the decaying and rotting of matter into the one cell amoeba. The root chakra, or kundalini, was the only chakra in these early life forms. The total being was centered in that kundalini for the life giving properties and energies. It was the center of the vibrating atoms and was quite necessary in those early forms of life when the animals used their tail for means of locomotion and for protection.

The root chakra was not needed in the animals that were to follow into the human kingdom, as they would no longer need the tail. This chakra was sealed over and the tail eventually disappeared from man. The bundle of energy was then embedded in the second chakra, the sacral plexus to insure survival of the race. The second chakra, the sacral plexus, was in essence the only one operating in the “cave man.” It is the center of survival, of animal instinct such as eating, sleeping and procreating.

The third chakra, the solar plexus, came into being gradually. In the early Lemurian days, actually it was a stage before Lemuria called Lamania, the third center developed. This third center, which was the sensing of other’s thoughts, developed as primitive man felt a definite need for communication with his own kind to differentiate between themselves and the animals. It was a very slow development as the energy of the second chakra was not closed off. It had to be kept, so it was necessary to grow and build and develop this third chakra or energy center from scratch.

This stage was followed more quickly by the addition of the heart chakra at the same time that these simple creatures developed a conscience, a need to feel responsible for their actions against others. This heart chakra was a quickly developing one, as it became urgently necessary to keep the animal/men from destroying each other. Thus the animal began to have feelings and emotions to deal with in connection with his instincts. The third center, the solar plexus, was not deliberately closed off, but fell into disuse due to the heavy activity of the second and fourth centers.

Thus the animal forms had developed into an upright, almost tailless form that began to sense their difference from the animals that stayed on all fours. They began letting others know what they meant by simple grunts and sign language. The sensing of other’s thoughts, this ESP, so to speak, begin fading, and needing a means to communicate, the throat chakra drew the energy bundle from the solar plexus up to the throat and the fifth chakra came into being. The grunts turned into distinguishable, intelligent sounds that developed quickly into a language.

The next chakra, the third eye, developed due partly to man’s deviousness and cunning and manipulation, and partly due to disuse of the solar plexus. When they wanted to know what others were thinking so they could manipulate them or beat them at inventing something, they used their imagination to visualize what the other was thinking, trying to second-guess the other, playing games, making up stories, telling fairy tales, and getting the person to respond to the games and daydreams. When this got carried too far drastic action was needed and the Atlantean civilization was destroyed.

Civilization was started over, but not clear back to the one cell again, by restructuring the chakra system. The use of the first chakra was still not needed and was completely sealed at this time. The second was still in use, the third one was reinstated, the fourth one was more separated from the second, functioning more individually from the instinct of the second. The fifth one was left as it was and the sixth one closed, sealed off and the spot for the seventh chakra was added. The energy from the sixth was sent to the seventh center but it was still sealed off until such time as it would be needed and safe to bestow on humanity.

The three lower chakras will set the goals. The root chakra gives the drive, the will to survive, the strength to forge ahead. The second chakra, the sacral plexus, gives the creativity to design your own life and the third chakra gives you the ability to psychically communicate with other kingdoms and other people. In the three higher kingdoms, the throat chakra gives you the ability to express your goals and creativity and to communicate with other kingdoms. The sixth chakra, the third eye gives you the ability to visualize creativity, and the crown chakra gives you the ability to communicate with the higher kingdoms. The fourth chakra, the heart chakra, functions as a transformer enabling all the other chakras to work in combination with each other.

The heart chakra transforms the physical evolution instinctual behavior of the animal kingdom into that of being a human being. Without these transforming capabilities, humanity would not have progressed to the point where it could serve as vehicles of expression for the spirits to enter. The three lower kingdoms draw from that which went before you in time of a physical nature. The three higher kingdoms allow you to access that which went before you in time of a spiritual nature. Both of these are used to form your own universe which is your heart chakra.

This article was excerpted from The Fantastic Human Being by Norma Hickox and can be ordered at Norma is a musician. She plays & teaches 6 instruments & composes music. She has also done painting, writing, dance and theater.

I’d like to elaborate on the process that takes place in the brain to reach the upper levels and also what must occur to sustain them. Because I’m a musician I will use a musical performance as a comparison to help with understanding.

Level one in the first section of the brain, the physical body realm, is the part of the brain keeping our body alive and breathing.

Level two is the physical movement of the individual parts. The first stage of brainpower is simply the ability to focus on one thing, while performing an unrelated task. This is an experience that should be practiced by all. A simple one to begin with, that most everyone can do will serve as an example. This is simply to eat and read a book at the same time and do a good job of both. This is a very simple demonstration and, of course, needs to be expanded from there. This is simply to give an idea of what is meant.

Level three is coordinating all that physical movement. The study of a musical instrument that necessitates the use and coordination of both the hands and the eyes at the same time is good. This also incorporates the mental thought that is controlling the memory of the notes or the eye/hand coordination, if reading the music. Any task or art or sport that uses eye/hand coordination is a good starting point. It progresses beyond this stage into that of incorporating one’s emotions into the same task, or occupation. This would be the use of the soul (emotional body) with the physical body. When these two are able to cooperate in unison in a flowing, blended performance, then the higher levels of the mind can start to be ascended.

Level four in the second section of the brain, the emotional body realm, lets all that go on while pulling it all together into an integrated performance so smooth and beautiful that it affects the emotional body of those listening. You can sustain this fourth level by being able to continue the performance of the physical and emotional bodies combined and at the same time think of something entirely different. In the case of a concert artist performing, he would be able to concentrate on the effect his performance was having on his audience and act as the director of the performance while still performing. If he doesn’t think the emotional impact of the piece is reaching those listening, he can demand more effort, more involvement of the soul, the emotional body. If he feels the tempo is dragging, he orders the physical body, the fingers, to pick up the speed with which they are moving.

Level five takes it out of the realm of the ordinary and lets it become part of the universe. This is the level that touches or senses the harmony of the energy waves and automatically pulls the performance into perfect balance with the universe. The mental body is truly the director of the other two bodies, but his job can go higher. He can take that performance out of the realm of the ordinary by moving up to the fifth level and listening to it as though from a distance.

Level six would allow all this to continue and would allow the performer to be able, at the same time, to wonder what he was going to have for dinner that evening. Does this surprise you? It is an ability to split off another part of the mind totally onto another subject. If one had more hands he would be able to perform a totally different song on a totally different instrument at the same time.

Level seven in the third section of the brain, the mental body realm, would give the ability to keep the performance going and give a lecture on another subject at the same time. It’s like stacking one block on top of another, adding another dimension to the previous level.

Level eight would be keeping the performance and lecture going and to be receiving information from higher realms at the same time.

Level nine continues all this with the entity able to leave that body doing all that, and go somewhere else.

Level ten in the fourth section of the brain, the spiritual body realm, would continue all this and allow this one to be able to return with something of a physical nature brought back with him. This could be in the form of a flower, or leaf or a rain cloud or what have you. You see we still have two levels to go.

Level eleven would enable the physical body to rise above the stage of performance while the performance was continuing.

Level twelve would allow for flight in the physical body to take place, but only a short distance to be able to keep the performance going. If not interested in continuing what you were doing, you would be able to fly in your physical body anywhere you wanted to.

This article was excerpted from The Fantastic Human Being by Norma Hickox and can be ordered at Norma is a musician. She plays & teaches 6 instruments & composes music. She has also done painting, writing, dance and theater.

The first center or chakra is being formed in the Middle East. That is what the activity there is all about. That area is where the root chakra must be formed. It will be formed, is being formed, and has been formed already on the ethereal plane.

The worsening situation in the Middle East is where the first chakra will arise from the ashes of the conflict. This action must take place to allow the continued building of the root chakra. This one must be resolved and formed and peace reign in this area before peace will become possible anywhere else in the world. The human form was started from the root chakra, remember, and it is the basic building block of all life on the planet.

The root chakra consists of the will to survive and this is what will be demonstrated by those countries. They are attempting to bring about the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God has naught to do with being a Christian nation, remember. All are from God, no matter what teacher they learn and grow and develop under. They are all serving the same God. All humans are one. They are the fragmented mind of the Creator God. Therefore, just because one is a Christian nation and the other a Jewish nation and the other an Islamic nation, does not mean that they can’t cooperate in ridding that part of the world of the negativity. The Kingdom of God will be the victor. Have no doubt about that.

All religions will cooperate with each other for the will to survive. They must because they are all one. This will build a strong foundation upon which to base a world that is not split by factions claiming to be better spiritually than others.

This will lead to world government eventually which is what must come about. There can be no other way. But the government system of the world must be the wisest and most spiritual (not religious fanatics) that is on the earth at any one time. Each country will retain its individuality. This will be encouraged, nay stressed. It would not serve the purpose of the Creator to have all nations blend into one people that are all identical. This would stifle His creativity and that is against Universal Law, so this will never happen, be rest assured of that. The individuality of the nations will be preserved as will the different religions and belief systems, but there must be a United Government for the survival of the space ship Mother Earth.

The second center, the sacral plexus, is being formed in China. This chakra is the area of survival instinct and procreation. The attitudes concerning birth control in that country are part of the plan. It must come to this.

When peace reigns in the Middle East, then the activities of the second chakra can begin the rebuilding and restructuring which will be the saving of, and giving of continuity to, humanity. This has already begun with the birth control practices employed in China. They are striving for quality of life, not quantity and will be the leaders in this field in the coming restructuring of society.

The second chakra is the determination of will for the survival and evolution of the species. For something to survive it must be very strong, the survival of the fittest. There is a clearing of energy taking place in the Baltic countries that must be done for the strength to come to the forefront. It is the same process that must take place with each individual. The clearing of old thought processes and old concepts and principles must be stripped out of the individual until the real, whole, genuine person is able to express forth. The real, whole person will be that of the soul combined with the new personality. This real, whole person will be minus any false fronts or masks that may have built up over the years of living according to the dictates of the society in which one is born. The same thing must take place with countries.

The third center is being formed in England, specifically in London, where it has its start. The books coming out of this country will deal with extrasensory perception, thought transference etc. true solar plexus purposes to help humanity.

The rebirth of the intuition in England will then spread worldwide. Look to them as to how to educate and train humanity in using this ages old sixth sense.

Where does the United States fit into all this? The fourth center, the fourth chakra, is coming out of the western half of the United States. The movement started on our west coast. Our west coast is unsafe; therefore the movement has been moved further east, to the area of Colorado to build a strong, heart chakra.

Our country will then follow England’s lead and push growth even further by circulation of the teachings and with compassion for all. That is the purpose of the heart chakra being formed in the United States. The heart is the pumping mechanism and the cleansing mechanism. Certain areas will be studies for the intake valve of the heart, others will be the outflow; some are to be in incarnation, others are being cleaned and perfected before being sent into circulation. Remember this in all areas. The heart chakra’s color will be the fourth color green, that of the intelligence, and its ray, that of the fourth ray, harmony through conflict. The fourth chakra is the peacemaker, harmony through conflict. Harmony of the total man, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

The fifth center will be formed, temporarily, on the east coast of the United States, in Connecticut, but will eventually be relocated to South America. It will voice all the knowledge thus far gained by the first four chakras. It is the mental ray, the blue color, the keytone G, the throat chakra.

Following the relocation and functioning of the fifth chakra then the sixth can be added. The sixth and seventh will be added when two new masters are ready and the ashrams subdivided making seven out of five. The sixth one will be in Australia in the future and will deal with the restoration of the powers of the human mind.

The seventh center will be in Antarctica and will be the externalization of the Hierarchy. The inner journey will meet the outer and all will be functioning through their souls. This seventh center must be in operation to control the sixth.

This article was excerpted from The Fantastic Human Being by Norma Hickox and can be ordered at Norma is a musician. She plays & teaches 6 instruments & composes music. She has also done painting, writing, dance and theater.