InnerSelf

Oceanic Thoughts by Harman Harkema. We have gathered here at the Ocean to learn of special powers. The Atlantic Ocean is possibly the most powerful mystic place in the world. So we have come here to bathe ourselves in this mystic, Oceanic force. We play the drums on our boats and beaches, our bodies responding to the beat, the heat, in trance we dance, a heart in blossom, a kiss to the bosom of the Ocean. We can sail on this water, no house can be built here, no monument erected in memory, the experience must be as we grow, we live in the moment sensed in the heart. Sensing The Power. The wind roaring by our ears sets up primordial vibrations, we can taste the voice of the creator as his infinite wisdom merges with the sounds of the wind. The waves in ever different frequencies, cradle us in motion, we are here, subject to the power, the infinite power of the Atlantic. INNERSELF MAGAZINE - Creating new attitudes for the new millennium.

by Sara Kidd.

Picture two Brownie Girl Scouts in uniform. One is holding a small tree, a two-year-old seedling, and the other is trying valiantly to dig a hole for the tree to live in. It seems like slow planting, but it sure feels satisfying when the hour is up...

by the Sacred Earth Gathering. The ecological crisis is a symptom of the spiritual crisis of the human being. The crisis is global. It transcends all national, religious, cultural, social, political, and economic boundaries. The responsibility of each human being today is to choose between the forces of...

RPHP, a nonprofit organization, is conducting a national study of the levels of radioactive strontium-90 (Sr-90) in baby teeth to determine how much radioactivity is entering our bones. This information is crucial for determining whether nuclear power plants and weapons facilities are affecting our health and contributing to America's cancer epidemic.

by Lynn Tondat Carter. The time may soon come when our spiritual journeys may become blocked by the sheer inability of our bodies and minds to join in. The reason: insidious poisoning by toxic chemicals.

by Gwendolyn Endicott. On her thirtieth birthday, two years after her marriage, the young woman fell in love. So powerful was the experience that she felt like she had walked through a veil into radiant Beauty. 

Zeolite: Nature's Deodorizer by Carl Tagliavia, Once again nature shows us she can do it better, and in reusable fashion! Finally a natural bonafide solution to pet and household odors, toxic gases and musty basements. - INNERSELF MAGAZINE - Creating new attitudes for the new millennium

by Stuart Alve Olson. We play our loud music, engage in all sorts of play designed through technology simply to distract us from participating in life. Hordes of sexual images are used not only to make us desirous of commercial products but also to keep us from harnessing that energy for spiritual use. Is music bad? No. Is play bad? No. Is sex bad? No. These pursuits are injurious when we participate in them without a sense of compassion.

by Micah D. Rubenstein. Even if Y2K poses no threat whatsoever, the current discussions about it can be viewed as a help, if we see this potential difficulty as a warning or 'red flag,' alerting us to concerns on another level.

by the Children's Forum. This message was drafted, debated, and agreed to by more than 300 delegates of the Children's Forum held in conjunction with the United Nations Special Session on Children...

by Bill Douglas. The levels of consciousness...we are now going through as a nation. The first is a shocked numbness, the next rage and anger, and this followed by a great sorrow that seems so unbearable that sometimes people stay locked in the rage/anger stage in order to avoid the sorrow that seems so desolate and overwhelming.

by Margo Adair. In the U.S., we are conditioned to believe we are separate and fully independent from one another. Many of us do not experience ourselves embedded in a larger community -- instead, we feel we have to fend for ourselves. When we have problems we take the dualistic point of view and affix blame...

by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. I've written a book about Bush's environmental record, but it's not so much about the environment as it is about an excess of corporate power and the corrosive impact of that on our democracy. And it's not about a Democrat attacking a Republican. I've been disciplined for 20 years as an environmental advocate about being non-partisan and bi-partisan in my approach to these issues. I don't think there's any such thing as Republican children or Democratic children.

by bobby jennings. This election is a referendum on the Bush Presidency not the Kerry Presidency. We can't be absolutely sure what a Kerry term will feel like but we definitely know what a George W. Bush term feels like. George W. Bush described himself as a compassionate conservative and a uniter during the 2000 election. However, here's what we have learned about George W. Bush

by Lakota Wisdomkeeper Mathew King. No people on Earth ever enjoyed a freedom like we Indians enjoyed before the White Man came to this country. Everything was free. We were free and so were the animals and the birds and the rivers and the whole wonderful land from end to end. This was the freest and purest and happiest place...

by Marta Williams.

During one of my classes, I read aloud a passage about how all the animals and beings of the natural world want humans to learn to reconnect and communicate with them so that we can work together to save the planet. I believe that other life forms are aware of what's happening on the earth...

by Margo Adair. When we watch TV, we are in the alpha level, a highly programmable state of awareness. For too many of us, television has become a companion who is always there, doesn't argue, and is full of entertainment. If we are to take seriously the many ways consciousness influences reality then we cannot ignore the impact of the media.

by bobby jennings. The Judicial system in the US has been often criticized for providing "justice" according to what one can afford. A look at the judicial system and prison statistics.

by Peter Fenton.

Mongol doctors, it is said, use every conceivable plant to make medicines. Once I heard a Mongol doctor say that all of those flowers on which butterflies sit are ready medicine for various diseases. And these offer good vitamins, too.

by Caroline Kennedy. In whatever arena of life one may meet the challenge of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience -- the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow men -- each man must decide for himself the course he will follow. -- John F. Kennedy

by Tzvi Freeman. The greatest discovery of the (previous) millennium happened near its very end. It was the discovery -- when we looked back from outer space -- of Planet Earth. A shining jewel in the vast darkness. It was then that we realized everything our spirits ever wanted was here...

by Richard Dupuis. With all the technology and modern conveniences we enjoy, living should be easier and more prosperous for everyone. Still, for many there is a gradual erosion of the quality of their lives. The energies that have supported the economic and religious...

by Partners For Planetary Recovery. Today, we are facing a life-threatening condition: the destruction of the environmental life-support systems of our planet. Like alcoholism, this destructiveness is based on addictive attitudes, lifestyles...

by Anne Rowthorn. This is the time...to stand in awe before Earth and all the stars. The singing river calls us to sit on her banks and to heed her call to wake up to the beauty of God's creation...