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Tools For Conscious Awareness
Newsletter For
A Next Step...Light Center for Transformation and Healing
Vol. 109 -Addendum- October, 2009
In Truth, Simplicity, Love and Service
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FEATURES:
BEWARE OF DARKNESS song by George Harrison
GIVE UP WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE
THE JOY IS IN THE PURPOSE
DAVID WILCOX AND 2012
Do NOT Let Your Child Get Flu Vaccine -- 9 Reasons Why
AVOID THIS IF YOU WANT A HEALTHY THYROID
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“WHAT WE DON’T UNDERSTAND, WE CAN MAKE MEAN ANYTHING!!!”
Shared by redrosebud
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By day I praised you
And never knew it.
By night I stayed with you
And never knew it. I always thought that I was me – but no,
I was you
and never knew it!
- Rumi Version by Jonathan Star and Shahram Shiva
A Garden Beyond Paradise
Bantam Books, 1992
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Watch out now, take care
Beware of falling swingers
Dropping all around you
The pain that often mingles
In your fingertips
Beware of darkness
Watch out now, take care
Beware of the thoughts that linger
Winding up inside your head
The hopelessness around you
In the dead of night
Beware of sadness
It can hit you (oh no)
It can hurt you (oh yeah)
Make you sore and what is more
That is not what you are here for
Watch out now, take care
Beware of soft shoe shufflers
Yeah they're dancing down the sidewalks
As each unconscious sufferer
Wanders aimlessly
Beware of Maya
Watch out now, take care
Beware of greedy leaders
They take you where you should not go
While Weeping Atlas Cedars
They just want to grow, grow and grow
Beware of darkness (beware of darkness)
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“You have to be willing to give up the person you think you are to become the person you want to be.”
redrosebud
“Conversely, I would add that you NEED to give up the person you believe you ARE NOT and ALLOW you to become ALL that you think you know you CAN'T BE."
For example, whatever you believe you can’t do…why not Allow you to do that very thing, and you can even be saying to yourself, “I don’t believe, I’ve actually done this!
“Give you the gift of Freedom and Celebrate!!”
John
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Life chips away until we find our purpose. What lies inside us is golden and bright. Life will chip away at us to uncover that brightness inside. The less aware we are, and more stubborn we are, the longer it will take to open ourselves to learning about our purpose in life.
We slow our growth when we resist. When we don't accept life as it is, we can never go beyond what is. But once we do, the opportunity to change our current circumstances immediately presents itself in a way that will lead us to a bright new future. If we resist and lament our experiences, we’ll be working on this aspect of our lives for a long, long time. Let go and let life guide you. Let it be. Learn to live a brighter life and enjoy it to the fullest.
"We do not have to suffer..."
We need only move towards what feels right. Don’t underestimate yourself. Let yourself glow and shine. We are all immensely loved. The universe adores you!
There is an everlasting joy that comes with sharing your “juice,” your passion for life. It is from your passion that you become your best. Let your treasure of joy be felt through your passion. By being passionate, you will inspire yourself and others, and the more inspiration you feel, the richer this life becomes.
"Visualize where you want to be"
Visualize where you want to be and verbalize it affirmatively. Be able to say, “this is what I love doing because…” Never focus on poverty or ill health. Focus on finding and acting on the solutions. We can do anything! Some things do require greater knowledge and education. The question becomes, “What will you put your effort into?” You can always change your mind later.
"Fulfill your life’s dream"
The person who arrives at the top of Mount Everest doesn’t just land there by chance. The path to your dreams implies energy, focus, direction, and purpose. It is blazed by an unswerving resolve that leads to the pinnacle of what life can offer.
Don’t sit around until you grow moss – fulfill your dreams! If you do nothing, you will die without recognizing and accomplishing what you came here to do. No matter how difficult life may seem, you will come through it if you stay focused on what you want. When you have a purpose, you stay here on planet Earth. If you have no purpose, you leave. Both young and old need to be useful. Useful means purposeful. Find a joyous, purpose in living!
Find meaning, and life becomes luminously youthful (useful) Much Love and Success,
Rebirth International e.V. Newsletter
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Excellent presentation by David Wilcox--Edgar Cayce’s reincarnation
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4951448613711060908#
The 2012 Enigma by David Wilcock
1:35:47 - 1 year ago 2012:
Listed below are some topics he touches on:
Tragedy, transcension or just another year? David Wilcock exposes many great
secrets: DNA, consciousness science, wormholes, stargate travel, sacred
geometry, three-dimensional time, the Mayan Calendar and much, much more!
Part I: CONVERGENCE The Movie, consciousness energy field, Edgar Cayce
reincarnation, Da Vinci Code, Inconvenient Truth, galactic alignment,
dodecahedron, 2012 / DNA crop circles, sacred geometry as vibration,
tetrahedron, 19.5 degrees Part II: Hans Jenny / Cymatics, space and time
inverting, wave-particle duality, Buckyballs / fullerenes, DNA as a wave,
Kaznacheyev, psychic healing, Dewey Larson, 3D time, space-time fabric,
time-space Part III: Fairy circles, natural stargates, ESP, nested spheres,
channeling, chakras, Pineal gland, Sumerian tablets, Osiris, kundalini, pine
cone symbolism, Tammuz, Shiva, Third Eye, Bindi, Bacchus, Dionysus, Jesus,
the Vatican Part IV: Pyramid sarcophagus, cathedral windows, the World Tree,
melatonin, DMT, ayahuasca, Dreams, Out of Body Experience, the Silver Cord
Part V: Mark of the Beast, microclusters, synchronicity, shamanism, holographic
sound, reverse-engineering the pineal gland, Dan Burisch, Project Looking
Glass, CONTACT Part VI: The Last Mimzy, the Roswell Crash, the Cube /
Yellow Disc, Hellraiser, election tampering, pole shift, time-viewing
technology, the Iraq War, DCTP / Doctrine of the Convergent Timeline Paradox,
human-lineage ETs Part VII: Tree of Life, Illuminati, Rothschilds, Hitler,
New World Order, Lucifer, Luciferian philosophy, Catholic church,
Philadelphia Experiment / Rainbow Project Part VIII: Phoenix III,
Montauk chair, time travel, Dec. 21, 2012, 20-year cycle, Stargate SG-1,
Outer Band Individuated Teletracer / OBIT, The Outer Limits, Time Vector
Generator / TVG, Mars pyramids, underground bases, jumproom, Total Recall,
Minority Report, X-Men / Cerebro, Rifts in Time Part IX: Forbidden Planet,
psychic conduit, LSD trips, zero-time, 2012 dimensional shift, Edgar Cayce
readings, Chandler’s Wobble, pole shift, Library of Atlantis / Hall of
Records, California earthquakes Part X: Create your own reality, 2012 not
cataclysmic, Russian physics, Dr. Sergey Smelyakov / Auric Time Scale, Mayan
Calendar, spiral imploding into 2012 changing consciousness, Ascended
abilities, spiritual growth.
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This year it is more important that you protect your children and loved ones from the flu vaccines than influenza itself.
In his article published on LewRockwell.com, Bill Sardi details 18 reasons why you should not vaccinate your children against the flu this season. Here are nine of them:
The swine flu is simply another flu. It is not unusually deadly.
This is the first time both seasonal and pandemic flu vaccines will be administered.
Both seasonal flu and swine flu vaccines will require two inoculations. This is because single inoculations have failed to produce sufficient antibodies. This is an admission that prior flu vaccines were virtually useless. Can you trust them this time?
Adjuvants are added to vaccines to boost production of antibodies but may trigger autoimmune reactions. Some adjuvants are mercury (thimerosal), aluminum and squalene. Why would you sign a consent form for your children to be injected with mercury, which is even more brain-toxic than lead?
This is the first year mock vaccines have been used to gain FDA approval. The vaccines that have been tested are not the same vaccines your children will be given.
Over-vaccination is a common practice now in America. American children are subjected to 29 vaccines by the age of two. Meanwhile, veterinarians have backed off of repeat vaccination in dogs because of observed side effects.
Modern medicine has no explanation for autism, despite its continued rise in prevalence. Yet autism is not reported among Amish children who go unvaccinated.
Researchers are warning that over-use of the flu vaccine and anti-flu drugs like Tamiflu and Relenza can apply genetic pressure on flu viruses and then they are more likely to mutate into a more deadly strain.
Most seasonal influenza A (H1N1) virus strains tested from the United States and other countries are now resistant to Tamiflu (oseltamivir). Tamiflu has become a nearly worthless drug against seasonal flu.
Public health officials are irresponsible in their omission of any ways to strengthen immunity against the flu. No options outside of problematic vaccines and anti-flu drugs are offered, despite the fact there is strong evidence that vitamins C and D activate the immune system and the trace mineral selenium prevents the worst form of the disease.
For even more reasons -- 18 in all -- please review the full article on LewRockwell.com.
Sources:
LewRockwell.com September 16, 2009
Living Wisdom E-Newsletter, September 2009
New York Times September 18, 2009
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Avoid This if You Want to Keep Your Thyroid Healthy
Posted by: Dr. Mercola
September 05 2009
mercola.com
Bromides are a common endocrine disruptor. Because bromide is also a halide, it competes for the same receptors that are used in the thyroid gland
(among other places) to capture iodine. This will inhibit thyroid hormone production resulting in a low thyroid state.
Iodine is essential for your body, and is detected in every organ and tissue. There is increasing evidence that low iodine is related to numerous
diseases, including cancer. Various clinicians and researchers have found iodine effective with everything from goiter to constipation.
Bromide can be found in several forms. Methyl Bromide is a pesticide used mainly on strawberries, found predominantly in the California areas.
Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO) is added to citrus drinks to help suspend the flavoring in the liquid.
Potassium Bromate is a dough conditioner found in commercial bakery products and some flours.
Dr. Mercola's Comments:
If you are like most people, you probably haven’t spent much time thinking about how much bromine you’re absorbing from your car upholstery or
your Mountain Dew. But bromine toxicity is a definite danger from some surprising sources, and it can wreak havoc on your health.
Bromines All Around You
Bromines are common endocrine disruptors, and are part of the halide family, a group of elements that includes fluorine, chlorine and iodine.
What makes it so dangerous is that it competes for the same receptors that are used to capture iodine.
If you are exposed to a lot of bromine, your body will not hold on to the iodine that it needs. And iodine affects every tissue in your body --
not just your thyroid.
You are already exposed to far too much chlorine and bromine. Bromine can be found in a number of places in your everyday world, including:
Pesticides (specifically methyl bromide, used mainly on strawberries, predominantly in California)
Plastics, like those used to make computers
Bakery goods and some flours often contain a “dough conditioner” called potassium bromate
Soft drinks (including Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Sun Drop, Squirt, Fresca and other citrus-flavored sodas), in the form of brominated vegetable oils
(BVOs)
Medications such as Atrovent Inhaler, Atrovent Nasal Spray, Pro-Banthine (for ulcers), and anesthesia agents
Fire retardants (common one is polybromo diphenyl ethers or PBDEs) used in fabrics, carpets, upholstery, and mattresses
Bromine-based hot tub and swimming pool treatments
According to van Leeuwen, who has extensively studied the effects of sodium bromide on thyroid function:
“Although the bromide ion is widely distributed in nature, the main route of exposure in humans stems from bromide residues in food commodities as
a result of the abundant use of bromide-containing pesticides, like methylbromide and ethylene dibromide, for soil fumigation in intensive horticulture
and for postharvest treatment.”
One clinical consequence of overexposure to bromine is suppression of your thyroid, leading to hypothyroidism, which will be discussed shortly. Another
is bromide toxicity.
Bromine -- The Bully of the Halide Group
When you ingest or absorb bromine, it displaces iodine, and this iodine deficiency leads to an increased risk for cancer of the breast, thyroid gland,
ovary and prostate -- cancers that we see at alarmingly high rates today. This phenomenon is significant enough to have been given its own name -- the
Bromide Dominance Theory.
Aside from its effects on your endocrine glands, bromine is toxic in and of itself. Bromide builds up in your central nervous system and results in
many problems. It is a central nervous system depressant and can trigger a number of psychological symptoms such as acute paranoia and other psychotic
symptoms.
In fact, in an audio interview, physician Jorge Flechas reported that, between 1920 and 1960, at least 20 percent of all hospital admissions for
“acute paranoid schizophrenia” were a result of ingesting bromine-containing products.
In addition to psychiatric problems, bromine toxicity can manifest as the following:
Skin rashes and severe acne
Loss of appetite and abdominal pain
Fatigue
Metallic taste
Cardiac arrhythmias
Baby Boomers might recall a popular product from the 1950s called Bromo-Seltzer. These effervescent granules, developed by the Emerson Drug Company
of Baltimore, were used to treat heartburn, upset stomach, indigestion, headaches and hangovers.
Bromo-Selzer’s original formula contained 3.2 mEq/teaspoon of sodium bromide -- hence the name. The sedative effect probably explained its popularity
as a hangover remedy. Bromides were withdrawn from the American market in 1975 due to their toxicity.
Bromo-Selzer is still on the market, but no longer contains bromide.
Bromines in Your Bread Box: Potassium Bromate
The ban on bromines have not prevented them from sneaking into your foods and personal care products.
You probably are not aware of this, but nearly every time you eat bread in a restaurant or consume a hamburger or hotdog bun you are consuming
bromide, as it is commonly used in flours.
The use of potassium bromate as an additive to commercial breads and baked goods has been a huge contributor to bromide overload in Western cultures.
Bromated flour is “enriched” with potassium bromate. Commercial baking companies claim it makes the dough more elastic and better able to stand up
to bread hooks. However, Pepperidge Farm and other successful companies manage to use only unbromated flour without any of these so-called “structural
problems.”
Potassium bromate is also found in some toothpastes and mouthwashes, where it’s added as an antiseptic and astringent. It has been found to cause
bleeding and inflammation of gums in people using these products.
Sodium Bromate and BMOs
Mountain Dew, one of the worst beverages you can drink, uses brominated vegetable oil as an emulsifier. Not only that, it contains high fructose
corn syrup, sodium benzoate, more than 55 mg of caffeine per 12 ounce can, and Yellow Dye #5 (tartrazine, which has been banned in Norway, Austria
and Germany.)
A weapon of mass destruction -- in a can.
Even drinking water can be a source of bromide. When drinking water containing bromide is exposed to ozone, bromate ions are formed, which are
powerful oxidizing agents. Such was the case in 2004 when Coca Cola Company had to recall Dasani bottled water.
Sodium bromate can also be found in personal care products such as permanent waves, hair dyes, and textile dyes. Benzalkonium is used as a
preservative in some cosmetics.
Finally, bromine and chlorine were the most common toxic elements reportedly found in automobiles, according to the blog of David Brownstein,
MD (March 2007). They showed up in the seats, armrests, door trim, shift knobs and other areas of the car.
Think about how much time you spend enclosed in your outgassing Chevy… windows up with no air circulation.
The United States is quite behind in putting an end to the egregious practice of allowing bromine chemicals in your foods. In 1990, the United
Kingdom banned bromate in bread. In 1994, Canada did the same. Brazil recently outlawed bromide in flour products.
What’s taking us so long? Another case of our government protecting big industry -- instead of protecting you.
Iodine Levels and Cancer Risk
Iodine levels have significantly dropped due to bromine exposure; declining consumption of iodized salt, eggs, fish, and sea vegetables; and
soil depletion. In the U.S. population, there was a 50 percent reduction in urinary iodine excretion between 1970 and 1990.
What’s this doing to our country’s health?
The Japanese consume 89 times more iodine than Americans due to their daily consumption of sea vegetables, and they have reduced rates of many
chronic diseases, including the lowest rates of cancer in the world. The RDA for iodine in the U.S. is a meager 150 mcg/day, which pales in
comparison with the average daily intake of 13800 mcg/day for the Japanese.
There is a large body of evidence suggesting that low cancer rates in Japan are a result of their substantially higher iodine levels. Iodine
has documented antioxidant and anti-proliferative properties.
A strong case can be made that your iodine RDA should be closer to what the Japanese consume daily, if breast cancer rates are any indication.
Low iodine can lead to fibrocystic breast disease in women (density, lumps and bumps), hyperplasia, and atypical mammary tissue. Such fibrocystic
changes in breast tissue have been shown to reverse in the presence of iodine supplementation after 3-4 months.
If you are interested in being tested for iodine deficiency, the urine iodine challenge test is the best way to assess your iodine level.
Bromine and Your Thyroid
Adding to the negative health effects of bromine, the damage to your thyroid health deserves special mention.
As stated in the first part of this article, bromine exposure depletes your body’s iodine by competing with iodine receptors. Iodine is crucial
for thyroid function. Without iodine, your thyroid gland would be completely unable to produce thyroid hormone.
Even the names of the different forms of thyroid hormone reflect the number of iodine molecules attached -- T4 has four attached iodine molecules,
and T3 (the biologically active form of the hormone) has three--showing what an important part iodine plays in thyroid biochemistry.
Hypothyroidism is far more prevalent than once thought in the U.S. The latest estimates are that 13 million Americans have hypothyroidism, but
the actual numbers are probably higher. Some experts claim that 10 to40 percent of Americans have suboptimal thyroid function.
Many of these folks may actually have nothing wrong with their thyroid gland at all -- they may just be suffering from iodine deficiency.
Seven Tips for Avoiding Bromine and Optimizing Iodine
Trying to avoid bromine is like trying to avoid air pollution -- all you can do is minimize your exposure. That said, here are a few things you
can do to minimize your risk:
Eat organic as often as possible. Wash all produce thoroughly. This will minimize your pesticide exposure.
Avoid eating or drinking from (or storing food and water in) plastic containers. Use glass and safe ceramic vessels.
Look for organic whole-grain breads and flour. Grind you own grain, if possible. Look for the “no bromine” or “bromine-free” label on commercial
baked goods.
Avoid sodas. Drink natural, filtered water instead.
If you own a hot tub, look into an ozone purification system. Such systems make it possible to keep the water clean with minimal chemical treatments.
Look for personal care products that are as chemical-free as possible. Remember -- anything going on you, goes in you.
When in a car or a building, open windows as often as possible, preferably on opposing sides of the space for cross ventilation. Utilize fans to
circulate the air. Chemical pollutants are much higher inside buildings (and cars) than outside.
Avoid Unfermented Soy
Another major contributor to thyroid dysfunction that I did not discuss above is unfermented soy. Soy isoflavones can wreak havoc on your thyroid.
Kaayla Daniel's groundbreaking book, The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food is a powerful exposé that reveals the
truth about the soy myths that have infiltrated our culture.
It's ironic that soy has become so accepted as a health food when, as Dr. Daniel states, thousands of studies link soy to malnutrition, digestive
distress, immune-system breakdown, thyroid- and hormonal dysfunction, cognitive decline, reproductive disorders and infertility--even cancer and
heart disease.
So if you want to keep your thyroid healthy, you’ll definitely want to avoid unfermented soy products of all kinds, including soy milk.
Related Links:
New Toxic Chemicals Found in Breast Milk
Iodine Deficiency Major Global Problem
How to Help Your Thyroid With Virgin Coconut Oil
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In Truth, Simplicity, Love and Service,
Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti, Om Peace.
Young Toni Delgado and Young Kelley Elkins
A NEXT STEP...Light Center for Transformation and Healing
P.O.Box 429
Dona Ana, New Mexico 88032
toni@anextstep.org
www.anextstep.org
575-382-8771
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