In this bonus length article, Alison L. James reviews the wisdom that was given to us by Alice Bailey, Charles W. Leadbeater and Madame Helena P. Blavatsky on metaphysics and the Rays, and expands our knowledge-base with new insights on the NEW Violet Flame energies. She also includes reference charts on the energies and aspects of the rays from three separate sources. (read more now)

Nina Brown shares her wisdom on how we, as divine sovereign beings, can use the trust in S.T.A.R. to extinguish our need to use control or force in our relationships with all creation and everyday life. (read more now)

Trusting can be one of the toughest things to master! Scout Cloud Lee recognizes that trust has been one of the great teachers of her life. And in a discussion hosted by Ja-lene Clark on Thursday, March 21, 2013, Scout leads listeners with her simple yet profound wisdom that can help us to instantly enter an expanded state of trust with self, others and God. (listen now)

Scout Cloud Lee gives us a different spin on the word trust. She writes: "Is it really fair to say, 'I don’t trust that person?' Is it the total person that we choose to deny our trust? Or is it that we don’t trust certain behaviors the person displays? Said differently, we have learned to actually TRUST that person to consistently behave in certain specific ways, ways that may or may not serve our best practices or desired behaviors." (read more)

Artist Neil Harbisson was born completely colorblind, but these days a device attached to his head turns color into audible frequencies. Instead of seeing a world in grayscale, Harbisson can hear a symphony of color--and yes, even listen to faces and paintings. Joy DiMenna shares a 10-minute video on this amazing artist. (read more)

There is a power in the act of surrendering which has been hidden, about which the acronym S.T.A.R. refers. We traditionally think of surrender as having to give up our power to another force that is stronger. The word evokes feelings that are uncomfortable, and which we wish to avoid like fear, humiliation, shame and worthlessness. Our small identity wants nothing to do with surrender! (read more)

In this article Starr Fuentes give us a foundational reminder of the importance of meditation, especially now, in a world filled with distractions. (read more)

Alison L. James looks deeply into the transcendence of mythological beings and shines the light on how we can transcend the outer trappings of life. (read more)

Have you felt "off" lately? Feeling that many of the things that you have worked so hard to heal have ferociously reappeared? This article from C Diane Ealy helps us make sense of this challenge. (read more)