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In order to expand my understanding of Soul, and to help me unlock my own potential, I've been reading a LOT. I wish I could say that it's all fun and fiction, but actually... nothing I've read has been fiction, or even easy. Although I'd argue that it's kind of fun learning that we (humans) are powerful beings with abilities that are yet to be fully unlocked until we're ready. Some people have already unlocked many of their latent abilities, but many have yet to even believe that they have latent abilities, and so they can't be unlocked for them yet. I've learned that your subconscious beliefs can be either limiting or empowering. Our ability to manifest is truly amazing... and I'm not saying that I have this figured out. I am only starting to understand all the subtleties that surrounds this. But many others manifest naturally, and some are able to with their conscious will. My understanding is that we all are manifesting all the time. The trick is in allowing yourself to receive, and to not block your desires with unconscious negative beliefs.
I've been able to manifest what I need when I need it... and it started with a shift in my thinking and my beliefs about Abundance. I've listened to a lot of subliminal programs to undo my scarcity thinking. As soon as you start to do the work (and it's work, believe it or not, to deprogram those deeply rooted beliefs about abundance, wealth, health, etc.) Once you start, though, and you start seeing results, that empowers you to continue! We are all helped by each person doing their Shadow Work. I'll be honest, it's almost addictive once you start to do your deep dives into your psyche for the causes of your limiting beliefs. I enjoy the feeling of lightness I get everytime I dig something out! It's like the feeling after you get a splinter out of your foot. It hurts while it's in, and it hurts while you're digging and pulling, but once it's out you get a sense of relief and you can then heal. Spiritual work and self-discovery is like that.
So here is how I started:
You Are the Placebo, by Dr. Joe Dispenza - I've always enjoyed listening to him in interviews, and was first introduced to him in What the Bleep?! It was a movie I watched years ago when I still lived in California, and it followed The Secret, which is what led me to look for more. The quantum exploration is how I started learning about the truth of our existence! This book delves into how our mind works in the process of healing... and it gives you powerful tools to help change that which stops our healing: Our own beliefs. Because human bodies were designed to be self-healing! We're hindered by environmental toxins, self-ingested toxins, etc, and we can be physically hurt at times, but it's inherent in our amazing human bodies to repel what's bad and to heal. There is proof all around us, if we choose to acknowledge it and to accept it as true.
Alchemy of Nine Dimensions: The 2011-2012 Prophecies, by Barbara Handclow - I'll be fully honest: I'm still not done reading this one. There's a lot in here, and I find that I need to absorb it in small chunks. I need lots of grounding after I read from this book. The information in this book was channeled by Barbara Handclow from a Pleiadian collective. Basically, the information in here teaches us about the available dimensions that we can have access to, when we're ready. According to Handclow, we've already moved into the Fourth Dimension, and so animals and other beings are now moving into the Third Dimension. The idea that Mother Earth, Gaia, is conscious and her consciousness is increasing in this cycle of humanity, is very exciting to me! As a child I always felt the Intelligence of Earth, minerals, plants, trees especially, and animals. I was never in doubt, even when being told that I was imagining things. Don't doubt your inner knowing, people! Trust your instincts... trust your gut, and trust your heart.
I will talk about other books that I'm exploring in other posts. These are dense reads (mostly the second book haha) and I haven't finished reading the second one yet.
In future posts, I'll talk about my sessions with Lightstar, who is a channel and read some of my Akashic Records for me. I'll also talk about Human Design and what that can show us about ourselves, how we show up in the world, how we show up for others, and how our personal design uniquely shows us about how we interact with others.
. I always wanted to read it because I really liked the 
by the same name. A coworker of mine back in my construction days had a habit of referring to it, and told me I should read it. He felt like our corporate office was very similar to Big Brother. He was an endearing nutter. I miss him! Anyway, I always wanted to read it, so when I saw it for fifty cents at the Library Book Sale a while back, I bought it. It's interesting, but I don't really agree with Mr. Orwell's pessimistic view of where the future of our world was headed. Even now, I sense that there's a greater inclination towards finding enlightenment and self-empowerment, rather than the sheep-like desire to relinquish control to the "greater mind" of any government. Yes, televisions are in every home, but not all people are totally sublimated in that media. It's not as all-encompassing as Mr. Orwell predicted. Is it? Not for me, anyway, nor for many people that I know. I'll admit that my circle is small.... and maybe there are some similarities in Orwell's future that can be seen today. I just think it's very pessimistic to believe that people will blindly accept that our country is at war with another nation simply because our government tells us that we are. Uhhh.... or that we'd blindly hate another nationality simply because we perceived that they were our country's current nemesis... Um. Wait. Give me a minute, here. Okay, so maybe that could happen. Maybe it DID happen. There were always those whose voices were clear and true, who brought us back to ourselves and out of our blind and united hatred, right? I kind of remember a few people who spoke with reason, compassion and sense. I remember having a feeling of "snapping out it" in those post-9-11 days. (When many were treated poorly, or out-right persecuted for their appearance, even if they weren't right-wing Muslim supporters of Osama bin Laden.)
. It was so good! It's very transporting, the way 
was for me when I first read that book. You start thinking like a rabbit, and using Lapine (rabbit language) in your head. I also started wishing that I could just lie in a meadow with a creek nearby, munching clover and only having to worry about how far away my burrow is from where I'm relaxing. 
, which has grabbed me already! I hope I'm not devastated at the end. I tend to get really sucked in to stories, and they work their magic on me. When I read 
I was practically bawling at the end. If you want a fast read, that's a good one. I read it in one weekend. It was hard to put down! The author is as good as Michael Crichton, which is saying a lot. By the way, the last book (published posthumously) for Michael Crichton was 
, which was also a very fast read. Exciting... full of real pirates and true-to-life details about how they lived and fought. If you're looking for an adventure story that's historical and also very engrossing, then pick up this book. You won't be sorry!
" by Robin McKinley. I've read this book probably six times, ever since my best friend gave it to me to read. Eustacia and I have been reading vampire stories since we were teens. Long before the Twilight series came out, by the way! Back when you really had to dig to find anything good about vamps. Anne Rice was the main staple back then. Then about three years ago, E gives me 
, by Neil Gaiman.
