“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors—aspire! —and the King of glory shall come in—inspire!”
Media pundits have a lot to say about AI, Artificial Intelligence, these days. Some espouse its virtues and potential; others express alarm about its dangers; most are baffled by the technology. Something that was once just science fiction is starting to become fact.
Continue reading…"I find there's almost always a window into the minds of children and young adults that's open to illumination."
Christina Pivarnik: It’s always a pleasure to be together. Yesterday was Earth Day, a time set apart to celebrate and take care of this beautiful planet where we live. Almost 200 countries participated in various activities. Launched in 1970, it’s considered the largest secular observance in the world with around a billion people participating, all with a focus on the earth. Think of that—a billion people, all focusing on nurturing and taking care of the earth. I find that very significant. In addition, national parks and many state parks offered a day without fees.
Continue reading…"Our job as human beings is to be creators. At the center of this is thinking. To think is a creative act."
I recently visited Las Vegas, Nevada. Coming from the east, you fly over Lake Mead. Lake Mead is in trouble. Its condition is very apparent from the air. There is a large and evident gap between where the water level used to be and where the water level is now. Surrounding the lake are layers of exposed rock that were previously under water. Ribbons of color snake around the perimeter, tracing the contours of the rock strata beneath, each layer a different hue of red, brown, and yellow: its hidden past uncovered.
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Photos – Pamela Gray
Music Composition – Pamela Gray, Suzanne Core and Peggy Gretsch
Vocals – Linda Baran
Piano Accompaniment – Crystal Lee
"We are among those who keep the home fires burning, extending the invitation in our living to come home"
Suzanne Core: Good morning, angels. What a cast of the heavenly host is present together this morning! Special greetings to the group gathered in Texas. It’s good to be together, to let the tone of life resound through us into our world and our earth—from the earth of our bodies to the earth of our planetary home.
Continue reading…"Love is the force that holds the cosmos together, and draws people together. This is how we know God, by the evidence of what spirit brings forth, which includes compassion and joy."
Larry Krantz: Welcome everyone to our Sunday morning gathering. In a collective such as this, we can accomplish much more spiritually than we can as separate individuals. There is an exponential leap in the radiance released by reason of our agreement, as long as those concerned are on tone. Of course, people agree about all kinds of things, even acts of destruction, but if it isn’t in the flow of the tone of life, then there is little spiritual potency; it’s kind of flat, just a re-hashing of the old human state. When there is agreement in the tone of life and active spiritual substance available, a current moves out to uplift the consciousness of humanity, to inspire an awakening to the truth. Today, we can spark a remembrance of our divine heritage and inherent glory.
Continue reading…"It's not an ordinary time, Not an ordinary time at all. It's a time for heroes..."
Pamela Gray:It is wonderful to be together on this auspicious New Year 2023. Last night and today, around the world, wishes of good health and good luck have been toasted with hopes of a year of peace and prosperity, but for many people it’s clouded with uncertainty. Well, how great to gather today and sound a different tone! A tone of assurance and trust. I asked Chris Foster if I could read a poem of his that speaks to the current world situation, but more importantly, it speaks to our responsibility to shine the light of assurance and trust. I invite you, as I’m reading the poem, to join in a vibration of love throughout the world.
Continue reading…"The One I am produces exquisite art in all aspects of our lives, letting heavenly magic touch those in our worlds and encompass this blessed earth."
Christina Pivarnik: It’s always a joy to be together! The images and music we just saw and heard are thanks to Gary Courtland-Miles—first his song called, “Love is Forever,” written and performed by him. And the second one we just heard with video, “Cosmic Cycles—An Homage to the Most High,” the music was also written and performed by him to accompany the video called “Cosmic Cycles.” He sought to describe the sounds of the creation of the universe of what is known as the Big Bang. The piece celebrates God’s magnificent creation and is a fitting beginning for our hour together sharing in the spirit of creativity and artistry.
Continue reading…"Essences of the whole are touched in the parts. What we're about is the collective body becoming conscious again of the One whose body it is."
Sanford Baran: These are exciting and exhilarating days. What we are about is nothing less than the complete unification of humankind in alignment with universal cause. We’re talking about the restoration of Man, the collective body, female and male, that is the rightful and trusted point of focus of the divine here on earth.
Continue reading…"It is remarkable to begin to sense the stature and power behind the changes that are coming and to recognize the very personal and direct responsibility we have. "
Human beings live in the world of time and space. Being on the planet, we can’t avoid it. But if we reflect on this, we can also come to see that we don’t only live in that range, but have access to something more, to a level of experience that transcends the demands and immediacy of the world. We may, if we choose, come into the presence of the eternal flow of life here and now. This is a puzzle, a paradox, because somehow both are true at once. Part of what it means to live in the world of time and space is to pay attention to the cycles that operate within the range of our immediate responsibilities. There are of course many ongoing cycles at many levels, impacting our immediate lives, our society, the physical planet, the solar system, and beyond. There are also cycles operating at more subtle, invisible levels: pulsations and tides of memory, for instance, that flow through individual and shared awareness.
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