An auspicious day to say the least and even though I had readings today, nothing could have prepared me for what had to happen and what was most probably arranged by spirit. It always amazes me how spirit can interact within our lives and use us to aid the unseen world of spirit. I had finished my last reading appointment for the day and even though I was not planning to go out for food, I felt that we both were going to head out for a bite to eat. We had decided that we would go back to a place that we had found previously and enjoyed, even though it was a distance from our own home town.
We had taken time to choose a meal from the specials menu and chatted as we waited for the meals to arrive. As usual, my wife and I had great conversation and as always we chatted nonstop about so many things right through our meals. All of a sudden and without any prompting, I was aware of a spirit person – male and elderly wearing an old grey coat trying to communicate with me. I must have been still wide open from the last reading. He told me that he was a farmer and came to this inn regularly but that there had been many changes since his time. He communicated that he would have a wee dram and stay by the open fire, especially in the winter. Of course, I had to ask him why he was here and his reply astounded me. “Nowhere to go” he replied. I immediately relayed the information to my wife and we both agreed that he was most probably grounded and we needed to help him. Once again I communicated with the grounded spirit person and told him to look beyond and think of his mother from past times. A bright light began to shine and I saw an older woman come towards us from the spirit world and from the light. The gentleman’s name was Bill and I told him to go to his mother and he hesitated and felt scared to move towards the light. Once his other loved ones started to come through – he moved towards them and crossed over.
Perhaps this little story may sound far-fetched but to mediums like ourselves, it becomes an ardent duty to help these lost souls by being the medium between the higher realms of spirit to allow the grounded person to pass to the light. The next time you are in a place such as this and you feel a chill or a change in atmosphere. It may just be a grounded spirit wanting to go home. All you need is to send a prayer to the angels and allow them to do the work – you will be doing the same job as we do and just as important. Think about our lost souls.
Most Haunted live has been on our screens for years, they have investigated many areas of the paranormal and haunted locations throughout the world. The show promotes the use of the Ouija board and spirit communication and now the crew – running out of other opportunities have decided to invoke the darkest of all entities – that of the demonic spirit. Perhaps though, this is one step too far and as a professional medium myself and exorcist, I wonder if they really know the truth behind the modus operandi of the demonic being. One thing is for sure, if what they are doing is real and they are attempting to invoke an inhuman entity, the aftermath can manifest over years – destroying lives and wreaking havoc on the innocent. Is the medium on the show responsible or strong enough to deal with a Demon – wait and see.
The Demonic spirit can only infest a human host when invoked and when given the opportunity to communicate. There is of course stages as laid down in religious doctrine of how a demon will attach to a host. These stages to Demonic or spirit possession are as follows;
1. Invitation
2. Infestation
3. Oppression
4. Obsession
5. Possession
Indentifying the activity
There are obviously signs and symptoms of diabolical activity and some of these will be more easily noticeable than others. For instance you may start to smell putrid odours such as rotting flesh and will have no cause for the stench. You may also note that religious icons that you may have are often removed, damaged or defiled. The person who may be infested will show a dislike to religious artefacts and may react badly in their presence. There will be an increase in argumentative episodes or even violence. Often in cases that present evidence of demonic influence, there will often be heard noises of animals scratching or clawing and even growls not of this world. The signs and symptoms of possession can be so subtle or right in your face. If you experience any of these – consult a professional immediately. The only other way that an inhuman entity will be allowed to possess an individual is by the will of God (for a higher purpose) or by dabbling in the darker elements of the supernatural. Of course doing something like this is all about show ratings and I wonder if Yvette, David or any other members are willing to dabble with their souls for the benefit of TV ratings and a popularity contest. Hoping for a manifestation of something sinister may be the intention needed for an entity – if it is there – to begin its slow process of infestation. Slowly over time, we may see personal problems arise within the lives of the crew or our intrepid hosts.
What if communication does happen?
It is important to know that a Demon may have a rank higher than we recognize and may in fact be governor of a legion of lesser demonic entities. Perhaps one mistake could lead to a catastrophic event of our their own doing. One thing remains constant and that is man’s search to understand himself. We have many religious beliefs and many paths to wisdom, yet the darker side of the paranormal interests us all and one thing that we all have in common is our thirst for knowledge and understanding, but to what cost. I will be interested to watch and see over a period of time if anything happens that is detrimental to anyone involved in the Demonic investigation. Even if they do not get any form of communication or the manifestation of activity, who’s to say that it’s not too late; for like a thief in the night – the demon could be waiting and lurking in the darkness – waiting to barter for a soul.
Racism has now become an ugly word and is no longer just a part of our vernacular. It is a cancer of its own making and is the pollution that we breathe in society today. No matter how many times you will claim that you are not racist, most of you are the ones that suffer from racial abuse and bigotry. In some way or another we are all a victim of the race relations that spoil our nations. Since when has it been so wrong to have a different colour than your neighbour and what is the basis of the seed that spurns racial hatred toward another. We have all bore witness to the saying that one bad apple can spoil the whole cart and it would seem that examples of these apples surround us from our past and present which is shaping our modern history.
Even in jest you can show signs of racism and though you may not realize – you are feeding the energy of this particular cancer and allowing it to spread. Who are we to judge ones belief or way in life. Are we not supposed to show unconditional love for others rather than running a race to battle with our Ego’s and what society dictates. The barriers we have built around us are like an impenetrable force that becomes stronger with each racist comment or remark.
The Struggle of power
From the dawn of time there has been a great war waged within ourselves and this has manifested as physical wars or conflicts out with our own being. Therefore man has always had a thirst for power and control – the strong pray on the weak. The struggle for racist equality has surfaced throughout time as we see many wars and conflicts that exist because of racism. From the gangs of America to the battlegrounds of the Middle East and the conflicts of the past such as the Indians and Americans or the Jews and the Germans. Perhaps it is our animalistic instinct that makes us want to be better than the next person or our need for physical wealth and better conditions. Cast your mind back to the slave trade in the deep south of the USA where man and woman of a different colour was sold like cheap products at a market. Where did the right come from to apply such control over the people. The same examples were witnessed in Scotland and in England where gentry paraded and sold young children. Yes the truth is that racism has been with us since the dawn of time.
Racism in the modern-day
We’ve stepped back to the dark ages and now racial attacks are no longer about the colour but encompass creed, physical features, wealth and much more. Wherever you look in our modern era there is nothing but diversion and barriers that become erect because of belief and pressure from others. Within society the war is different but with the same outcome. Many have died in the name of racial equality and we sense that it must be about colour, but are the attacks on the twin towers or the war in Afghanistan not the same as the racism on our street. The effects of this racism destroys families as brother goes against brother; whether it is in war or a face-to-face confrontation in the street – the effects can be devastating to your mind, body and spirit. The next time you stand next to someone who may be a little different from you or may have a different belief, Look beyond what you see with your eyes. After all; we bleed and all blood runs red.
There is no difference between us, man woman and child except perhaps our own spiritual growth or understanding. If we look at the subject from a scientific perspective. The vibration that we exude is perhaps the only difference to each of us, for as our own spiritual growth shows our vibration changes to match that of whom we are. We have an auric field and that aura is our real selves – the energy that permeates the universe and matches that with what we are. This has of course been proven scientifically. It is a truth of life that we may vibrate at a different rate than one another but in the human existence that we are in now, our anatomy and physicality is much the same. Therefore we are the same and all blood is equal.
Tags: Jock, Jock Brocas, Psychic, Racism, Racist
People running around aimlessly, full of panic and trying to get all the Christmas tasks done. A hand that stretches across the counter to pay for the latest computer game and the energy of a young child that wants myriad of gifts. Your family and loved ones trying to find out what you want and not wishing to upset you by getting you something useless. Look around you, this is the time of year when materialism is at its worst. Can you feel the heavily burdened energy surrounding you and eating you up – pressuring you into further debt and despair by not being able to achieve what you want or what others want. In your haste, you rush past the needy and the suffering, your alms are not available this year, the credit crunch has settled in and you must get the latest perfume or must have gadget. Ask yourself; have we lost direction and the true meaning of Christmas.
It should be the one time of year when we witness the indigence of poverty and illness, when we should try to bring a smile and a possible change to someone’s life. What about the individuals who are suffering from the loss of a loved one and who can’t face another year alone without the one they loved and then lost. Perhaps it is time that we should try to remember who we are and what Christmas means. It is the time when we should celebrate love, forgiveness and the rebirth of a new understanding. A time when we realize who we are and what service we can be to humanity. We have almost forgotten that Christmas is the time when we were delivered from the bondage of darkness by the gift of a divine soul. Throughout time, slowly and surely the real meaning of Christmas has faded into the background and only surfaces through our own guilt and greed. Ask yourself what matters to you in your life, is it the desire for material wealth or to be of service to others. A thought, a prayer or the gift of life and aid could be the greatest service you could give. Sitting at the dinner table and feeding yourself into a frenzy not only feeds your own ill health but does little for your soul. Perhaps witness for the first time, the beauty in the world rather than the poverty or go out of your way to bring a little joy to others. Try to see beyond your own material perception and look beyond the dimensions of your physical reality, instead look with your heart and be of service rather than being served.
I am not advocating that you should deny yourself or your loved ones, gifts or fine wine and the enjoyment that you get from this time of year. What I am suggesting is that you feel rather than see and experience what it means to be of service in a way that makes life a little easier for others. Even a smile can change someone’s day and make them feel a kind of warmth inside. Offer a prayer of gratitude to the universe or God – no matter your belief – ask for the needy to be helped or for the hungry to be fed and for the ill in health to be healed. Give of your time to service humanity and change a life for the greater good. Help an alcoholic to see beyond the pain and the drug user to open his or her eyes to the truth that they can loose themselves from the internal hell they are in. Bring someone closer to God and you will witness at first-hand the miracle of Christmas.
Tags: Jock Brocas, Psychic Medium
There are many religions in the world such as Catholicism; Muslim; Hindu; Buddhist; Sufism; Mormon and many others, in fact new religious movements are popping up daily. The problem that we have with these is that they are all man-made and most religions have become manipulated by man to suit the politics and needs of the time, resulting in control of the masses. It’s a sad fact that most religions hold their followers in a prison of fear – plying them with the belief that their way is the only true way, and anything less will result in eternal damnation. If you study all religious writings you will see an underlying cause that they have a constant vice of follow or be damned and the so-called teachings that have passed orally and by written doctrine have been misinterpreted. They are not the result of divine communication because the communication can become distorted and the medium whether a prophet or self-appointed voice of heaven can get it wrong. It’s a Chinese whisper where the message in its true form is distorted and fails to have its real meaning understood. Again this is the problem of man and not a divine messenger. Consequently, this may be why our real meaning has not been revealed because of the warped misinterpretation of divine transmission. Just recently missing gospels have been revealed and now bring into question the truth within scriptural writing causing far more questions than answers.
When can religion be right and just? In truth it can give individuals hope and a belief in the higher aspects of the hidden teaching or the good that hides itself within the misunderstood message. People who are lost can often find themselves with a new zeal for life, but reality at some point has to set in and the realization that we hold our church within our heart and our soul. Jesus did not come and teach about religion, he taught the lessons of love and forgiveness and if we were to be honest – so did all other prophets such as Mohamed and Buddha. It is also important to understand that many of the wars and deaths that have happened through time have been a direct result of misguided belief. “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.” You have probably heard the quote, but what does it mean? A hidden agenda to carry out carnage or control by a typical belief in a nether world where your belief is the only one to offer you salvation? What about the street prophet who tells you to turn to Jesus or be dammed because the bible says so. All this is a crotch and madness within an even madder world created by illusion and falsity. As a people we are constantly seeking divine intervention and miracles when these miracles are right under your own nose. The miracles, such as the child who beats abuse or the young individual whose personal triumphs are winning the war against drugs within society are there to be witnessed. Are these not the miracles we miss? Of course the real truth is the burning need for change comes from within – no one can change you – let alone a belief unless your spirit yearns for that change.
Religion has a lot to answer for yet spirituality has stood the test of time and is as natural as the air that we breathe. Religion has brought us fear, malice, the drive for power and has had little effect on society apart from driving us further apart. A constant miss belief is that Jesus began Christianity when in fact, he had nothing to do with it. There was no need to start a religion, instead the need was to teach us how to use the spiritual gifts that we already have in the most worthwhile way – giving service to humanity. Confusion is borne from an inner feeling that something is not as it should be – an inner knowing there must be more to life than we are told. Perhaps this is what drives individuals to seek out the varied paths with many masters, though essentially with the same teaching of inner happiness and spiritual growth. Inevitably we come full circle on our own path and settle with our own inner sanctum. The need to hold the church within you is far greater than anything you can get from ill educated doctrine and dogmatic rules and regulations. Maybe the time has come to recognize our own spirituality and believe in ourselves as the church that resides within, for we are all part of the divine essence that is God itself.
Full circle
The hosts of a hit US TV series ‘Haunting Evidence’ are poised to solve yet another crime. Many individuals have wondered when the trio would step forward and come up with another line of enquiry in the Madeleine McCann case. On closer inspection, most of the information, if not all of it is old news. The claims by the two psychics are supposedly groundbreaking, claiming that they are going to solve the McCann case and help bring her home. This is just as questionable as the belief in the man and the moon or goblins. Perhaps this is coming from a need to help but when you look at all the evidence that they have presented, you would be forgiven for thinking that it is pure Ego. Most of the evidence has already been in the public domain, but what if such a small overlooked clue surfaced that could break the case? We would bow down to their gifts. Let’s face it though; there are many of gifted individuals that wish to help for the right reasons and never step forward unless requested to do so by the family. However, playing the atrocious crime out on TV – while keeping the case in the public domain, is nothing more than a thirst for further fame. The web is full of claims from psychics offering clues and information obtained from out there is the psyche ether.
We must ask ourselves if this is helping and should psychics follow a proper procedure to pass on information to the necessary authorities before playing it out on the big screen. The latest evidence is of course an image of the individual that supposedly took the young child in the middle of the night described by the duo John Oliver and Carla Baron. I am not one for attacking psychic mediums or the work that they do for the authorities, after all I am one of them myself. In contrast, I do think boundaries should be drawn when dealing with the emotions of a family that are still in torment. This case could have been dealt with in a more productive and secretive manor without having to parade it as a ‘Haunting Evidence’ Show. So far the McCann’s have received 1,500 offers from psychics hoping to find Madeleine and you have to ask yourself, is this from the heart or a need to be the biggest name in the new-age world? There have been so many promises, and the McCann’s have been down more lines than a train station.
We must also ask ourselves if there is a higher purpose here and that perhaps this case is just the one to bring to the attention, the plight of families who lose children to stalkers, crime syndicates and pedophiles. There is another side to the coin and many would claim that there is a reason for everything, when the time is right either Maddy will return or there will be a finality to the case. Maddy is not the only child to have disappeared right under the nose of the parents, there are many who are still missing and of course another hypothesis is that the above case is just the catalyst that is needed to lead us to the many who are lost.
This little essay was written by one of my students who have been training in the Bujinkan only a short time. Many of my students have written essays on their training and they can see how they develop on the path to Budo over time. Each story is one of growth and understanding and whilst some write from the heart – or so they think, others write with a certain Ego. The following essay is written by one who is more spiritually aware than even they know themselves and yet their journey has already begun.
I met three men one Saturday morning, one with a voice that captivates and leaves you wanting more, another who is far more mature than his young years and the one who has a calming effect. At that time, I had not quite understood just how important these three were going to have on my own life and my family’s life.
My Journey starts as a tree, I know it sounds funny but not to me. I am not a huge willow, just a small little tree- newly planted with others towering me. I bend in the wind and I soak in the rain; my roots are now planted and I am starting to grow. I’ve been to many classes now and each time, I learn something new. I’ve sprung new branches and lost some old leaves. I am learning to sway when the nasty wind blows and I take in the rain as it pours. Our classes are growing and new friendships are made – all these people are my branches and I welcome the growth.
The seasons may change but we adapt to them all and to me that is the beauty of flow, not to fight but to embrace it all and let it flow. It can be a gentle wind or a raging hurricane, a trickle of water or the battering of rocks when it’s lashed by the sea. To me Flow is nature – gentle and devastating – let it naturally flow.
You can imagine how this little story captivates you with the very energy that it is intended, you may also bear witness to the sanshin contained within and the understanding of shin shin Ichijo (Oneness of body and mind). The heart is already on the journey and the body will catch up in time.
What is acceptance and what does it mean to accept something or someone? Can you really learn to accept people for who they are? In truth what we normally expect is to accept someone if they match what we perceive to be correct and if you don’t resonate with what you feel or see – you dismiss the other party or become less oriented towards friendly encounters. We all like to think that we are the kind of individuals that accepts those for what they are, but in truth most of us are not.
Failure to see the pain
Consequently it is perhaps our own weakness to fail to see the pain that someone is feeling. This type of suffering need not show externally and can be a manifestation of internal psychological symptoms, but what we perceive with our own eyes and by our understanding causes each individual to make decisions based on material life only. The next time you look at an image on canvas, can you capture the artists’ emotions or sense the emotion within the image. Failure to see beyond what we perceive will undoubtedly lead to wrong decision making and strained relationships within all aspects of our lives. Perhaps this is what our ego plans – that by denying anything may be wrong and that we or I have an idea of how things should or should not be. I or we alienate ourselves, not only from society but from the compassion for others. Before you can love, you must love yourself and that means every part of your being. Non acceptance of yourself will be reflected in what you feel for others and deluding yourself into believing that what you are accepting is denying the very fact that you may or may not have a problem within. So the cycle of inner bondage continues and we refrain from learning the lessons that we are supposed to or lessons that allow us to move forward on a healing path from grief, abuse or other depressive states. This reflection can be the cause to judge others and not to accept them for who they are which in turn can cause inner hurt for you in the long-term.
Talking negatively about yourself is like inviting all problems that you do not want to manifest in your life to come and be a part of your existence. Fooling yourself into believing that you are being compassionate, humble and a beacon of truth is a falsification of your own egotistical belief in life. All you are doing is creating the belief and intention that you focus upon. You become your own deceiver and so your own cycle of abuse continues. To see yourself for who you really are is the truth and the enlightenment that we all seek and so we begin to open our horizons further. Sitting in a church day in and day out is deluding yourself to the real truth that your church is within. How can you know God if you do not know yourself?
It is important to see the beauty not only in the world but with others. In truth we are all a divine spark of the one eternal energy of divinity and therefore, in truth, we are no different from one another. The constant is that we are divine and the changing constituent is in the lessons we have to endure. Each lesson is never the same as another person’s – subtle changes can bring around different outcomes. We must never judge and learn to accept the lessons that people may be enduring for what we may perceive on the outside is just the first layer of the Onion, much more is going on within and by learning to accept that these lessons may be a necessary evil – the first step to acceptance of ourselves then perhaps extended to others.
Tramp
Whilst observing a tramp on the street; we automatically feel sorry for them and begin to wonder what atrocities may have befallen them to put them into such a state out with society. However, if you stop and watch with your heart, you may perhaps see beyond what you perceive with your eyes and what society seems to dictate. Perhaps that Tramp is the happiest individual in the world and moreover more advanced spiritually than you – for he is not burdened with materialism. Ask yourself this; Are you truly happy? Not accepting emotions, lessons and situations that develop out of free will, forever burdens us with the guilt of life and slowly and surely the cancer develops. How harmonious could we be if we accepted those around us and learn from our own lessons? Typically, we would experience less rage, anger and in conclusion – we may make this a better world in which to live. The Great prophet Jesus once said “Love your brother as I have loved you,” this means unconditionally and without boundaries as laid down by society. See the beauty in people and not what you think they should be.
We all know the story of the tortoise and the hair and the lessons to be learned for life, lessons that tell us that we need to slow down and not rush into things such as decisions and more importantly our desires that are often fuelled by our ego. No matter what we do in life, we never seem to learn patience and as one of my students said recently “I know that I need to learn patience but I just wish I could find a way to speed up the lessons.” which of course meant that you learn nothing at all and what you think you have learned has been fuelled by egotistical desires. In everything that we do in life, we rush in where angels fear to tread and perhaps that statement is a truth of life and a reality of materialism.
If we only could take one step back and listen to our hearts rather than our head, we would go through life with less problems and our journey would be rather less troublesome. But unfortunately we never seem to be happy with what we have or what we do. In the great scheme of things we are always on a path to find enlightenment yet that enlightenment never comes until it is our time to pass. We are governed by deadlines, politics and the general rush to have success and material wealth. At what cost are we willing to give in order to achieve what we want, but you must ask yourself, is it really what you want or what someone else dictates you should want. Many go around oblivious to the beauty in the world and fail to see the wood for the trees. Perhaps that is why you should ask yourself, are you truly happy? Which is what another student said to me, what is happiness? Like the tortoise, we will get there and conserving our energy will give us the enlightenment that we seek for who was more enlightened – the tortoise or the hare. Don’t rush to achieve what you think you deserve for no one deserves more than what the universe is willing to give.
The Two Wolves
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside of all people.
He said, ‘My son, the battle is between two ‘wolves’ inside us all.
One is Evil.
It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good.
It is joy, peace , love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.’
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: ‘Which wolf wins?’
The old Cherokee simply replied, ‘The one you feed.’
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