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The Avatar Times is a series of FREE newsletters sponsored by Star's Edge, Inc. and the International network of licensed Avatar Masters. Each issue presents information regarding the basic operation of human consciousness and examples of how mental processes can be improved. Your first issue will arrive by email shortly after you subscribe; you can unsubscribe at any time.
Extraordinary Moments In Consciousness
from the book Living Deliberately by Harry Palmer
Have you ever thought about the subject of consciousness? Where would the universe be without consciousness? If you began eliminating things from the universe – suns, planets, spaces, energies – the last thing you would eliminate would be CONSCIOUSNESS!
Could you even eliminate consciousness? Who, or what, would know if you did?
Have you ever been curious, or maybe even concerned, about the momentary experience of some unexpected or unusual mental ability or extra-normal state of consciousness? Maybe you were more than curious; maybe you sought to experience the mysterious state a second time...
Our religious faiths, and more recently our sciences, abound with references to extraordinary consciousness phenomena: enlightenment, turning point experience, holographic consciousness, quantum transformation, cosmic awareness, bliss, nirvana, samadhi, grace, universal harmony, spontaneous healing, alpha rhythms, heavenly rapture, OBE (out of body experience), ESP (extra-sensory perception), levitation, the glory of redemption, the peace of salvation, satori, godhead, Christ consciousness – and this is only a small sampling.
The growing list confirms that more and more people are encountering phenomena that do not fit with their normal waking moments. Is something going on with consciousness? Is it experiencing its own evolution? A cosmic awakening?
Extraordinary consciousness phenomena occur spontaneously and do not always fit simple cause-and-effect explanations. People are unsure of how to describe non-physical events. Most of the terminology tends to be esoteric or vaguely fluid in meaning. Comparisons and categorizations are closer to art or analogy than to science. And just when an understanding seems imminent, the event, like a rapidly forgotten dream, fades into a haze of doubt. For a moment there was something unusual...wasn’t there? Word descriptions are a pale substitute for the real thing.
Instructions or practices that attempt to re-create the phenomena usually condense to some sort of backwards be-do-have ritual that says, “Have faith, do this over and over and maybe something might happen that you could describe as ...” Unfortunately the universe does not work backwards and the only result from such rituals is self-degradation, hypocrisy and pretense.
So people learn to live with the uncertain memory of a few moments, hours or days of an extraordinary experience for which the cause is unknown: a euphoric moment of love, an omnipotent moment of invulnerability, an omniscient moment of crystal clarity, a moment of grace, a moment of premonition, a moment so real that the rest of life seems dreamlike. How can one recover these moments? What combination of thought and event will create them? This is a quest into the quintessential realm of consciousness. The prize is beyond any amount of fame, wealth or power.
Extraordinary moments! Awe-full moments! Experiences that cast even life and death in minor perspective! They leave unexplained magic moments and hint of a thread which, were we able to pull it, might utterly unravel and redefine what we are and what we are becoming.
For some, the demands and desires of life erode such moments into forgetfulness, and they escape back into the safety of plain vanilla reality: paychecks and bills. Probably by now, they will have laid this book aside and continued with the struggle they call their lives.
But you still read....For you, a nine-to-five life, while maybe necessary, is not an answer. You’re on some sort of quest! Are there some fascinating memories hovering near the edge of your imagination? Would you like to have one more look?
What you can expect from The Avatar Times
• Articles, letters, and special briefings by the Founder of Avatar, Harry Palmer
• Real life lessons and insights experienced by Avatar students
• International news concerning the expansion of Avatar
• Consciousness altering tips, techniques, and processes
• Frequently asked questions about Avatar
• Ideas worth thinking about
• Friends on foreign shores
Future issues of "The Avatar Times: Exploring Consciousness" will discuss some of these topics:
• Practical as well as mystical insights (operating as creative source)
• Improved relational and social skills (the creations that separate us)
• Understanding of self and others (who do you think you are?)
• Increases in compassion and empathy (how would you feel in their place?)
• Rapid healings (the roles of resistance and acceptance)
• Increased productivity (the value of focus)
• Two approaches to reducing stress (eliminating its cause and deliberate relaxation)
• Greater spiritual awareness (discovery vs expectations)
• New possibilities (opportunities are a matter of viewpoint)
We'll also look at ways you can experience:
• Real happiness and joy
• Greater ability to manage life
• Understanding your life's purpose
• Defusing potentially dangerous forces
• Uncovering indoctrinated ideas
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