The Tree of Life

There are many times events in our life  we find  hard to explain or even understand while they are playing out in front of our eyes. Many times they are only partially understood and it may take many years before the total lesson is understood.
This was the case many years ago as I attended the funeral service of  a friend of mine’s father. At  first I wasn’t going to attend but decided to go at the last minute.  My original intent was to only attend the service at the funeral home and not go to the cemetery.

Arriving at the service, several mutual friends were in attendance and when the service was over myself and three others decided to go to the cemetery. Driving to the grave site, I began to feel as though I wasn’t really living totally in the present reality. It was hard to explain, but I began to feel as though I was sensing more than what is normally sensed in normal living. I began to become more aware of other dimensions and realities.

Egyptian Sphinx at sunset

As we walked away from the grave site, back to my van, an eerie feeling overcame me, I sensed I was on another planet in a far off star system. I had encountered this before.  I was in the Sirrus, or Dog Star galaxy.
The Indiana corn fields had disappeared and had been replaced by a very stark, barren environment.

As we continued to the van, my friend and I began walking very close, our shoulders pressing heavily against each other, almost like we were trying to unite our bodies into one. As we walked, I noticed a very dense tree on our immediate left, it seemed out of place and I began to wonder what it was all about. It seemed to be the Tree of Life, but that meant very little to me at the time. I was indeed puzzled about the events that had just transpired as none of the other three participants seemed to be seeing the same visions as I had.

After much thought and meditation, I finally realized we had indeed passed the Tree of Life, but had no idea what the significance of the day’s events were. The only Tree of Life I had ever known of was in the Garden of Eden, and what I had just experienced was no Garden of Eden. I couldn’t even imagine what it all could mean.

I knew in the Garden of Eden story, there was a serpent involved, and a tree, and an apple, which in reality no one knows if it was an apple or not. Shortly after that event, Adam and Eve got kicked out of the garden, but beyond that I was completely  bamboozled. Hope I don’t get kicked out of earth, at this point in time, I don’t know of anywhere else to go.

As time went on, I began to realize the serpent actually symbolized knowledge, and what Adam and Eve did was actually a part of the divine plan, we humans didn’t really fall from grace, but were actually exposed to life whereby we were able to learn the necessary lessons so we would someday be able to return to our creator.

The pieces finally began to fall in place, it was all symbolic. Obviously the funeral symbolized death, and by passing through the veil of death, we entered into a new life and thus life continues, our soul never dies. The Tree of Life does symbolize knowledge, however, the missing link is understanding, we can have all the knowledge in the universe, but it does us no good until we reach an understanding as to what it means to us.

It may be  the tree of knowledge, however, the understanding has to come from us, the individual, no one can teach that to us. The secret to life is to find the tree of knowledge, which is in reality, within  us, and by it understand what life really means to each and every one of us.

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 The author has been a writer/ photographer for over 20 years, specializing in nature, landscapes and studying native cultures. Besides visiting most of the United States, he has traveled to such places as Egypt, the Canary Islands, much of the Caribbean. He has studied  the Mayan Cultures in Central America and the Australian Aboriginal way of life.Photography has given him the opportunity to observe life in many different parts of the world!

He has published several books about the various cultures he has observed.

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At this period of time in the history of man, there is probably more individual searching being done into the theories behind the origin of the human race,what happens after death,the possibility of life on other planets, and what our relationship is to these life forms, if they do exist. There are millions of people who are questioning the existence of God, who he really is, and what is my relationship with him? Is he someone who mysteriously floats around on a cloud watching and judging us from above like some bigger than life Santa Claus, or is he, like many of the esoteric sciences claim, a part of our inner Self, whom we have constant contact with, someone whom we and everything in the universe are connected and are thus one? Each of us in our own way is experiencing what God is, and thus we are each a part of God, thus we are God! This book is a brief account of my search for my own truth as I know it today, everything stated actually happened, according to my own perception. It has been an exciting search,at times very frustrating, very rewarding, and above all, very fulfilling. My main purpose in writing this book is to show that anyone, even a bashful unfamous country boy can have these awakenings, you don’t have to be rich or well-known to find your connection to Divine Source. I began taking notes for this book over thirty years ago, at the time, writing a book was the farthest thing from my mind. My only thought was to have a journal to read over when I got older. As a result, I didn’t record some of my references, many of the references were from Aboriginal and Mayan elders themselves, many of which has been the victim of the ravages of time. Hence my book is short on references, but long on experience, 

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Global Warming

Many people today believe that global warming is manmade and some day it could destroy the earth and all living things. Many people with this belief are members of the “crisis of the week” club, they fall victim again and again to every new crisis that comes down the pike, often times on a weekly basis.
Anyone who has studied the pattern of weather changes the world has encountered over the millions of years of its existence realizes there are always climate changes occurring and humans have had nothing  to do with it.

Climate change is a natural event that is continuously taking place. There are always changing weather patterns that can be brought on by many factors completely out of control of human activity.

Large meteors have crashed into the earth and affected weather patterns for many years to come, volcanoes have erupted and spilled more pollutants into the air than humans could contribute in thousands of years. The wobble of the earth which takes thousands of years to reach a full cycle also affects the weather of the whole planet, but it takes place so slowly that civilizations come and go in the meantime and no one notices.

In many places on our planet, the frozen remains of long-forgotten animals have been discovered  that still have green vegetation in their stomachs, how did those get there? Likewise, in some locations beach sand and seashells are found at 4,500 feet above sea level, such as inSedona Arizona.

One can see different levels of ocean water on the rock cliffs in such places as the American Southwest, and in contrast there are many places throughout the world where lost cities are hidden beneath the ocean waters, having sunk after flourishing for centuries.

There is much evidence that at one time Europe was much warmer than it is today, and in an obvious desert environment there is  a large river valley located in the Egyptian desert next to the Giant pyramid of Giza, a river so large it had to have a very large river flowing through it at one time.

All of these instances, and many more point to the fact that the earth has gone through many climatic changes over the years, back to a time before humans roamed the planet and no power plants, SUV’s, or other modern facilities were not yet conceived.

Climate change will always be occurring and despite the thinking of some enlarged egos, humans have very little or nothing to do with it.  To think otherwise is preposterous. We are only tiny creatures in the big picture of life and nature.

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The author has been a writer/photographer for over thirty years. Specializing in nature and landscape photography, as well as studying native cultures.

His travels have taken him to most of the United States, as well as Australia, Belize, Egypt and the Canary Islands.

He has studied the Mayan culture of Central America as well as the aborigines of Australia. Photography has given him the opportunity to observe life in various parts of the world.

He has published several books about his adventures.

For more information, please consult his website,www.journeysthrulife.com.

Your comments are welcome

At this period of time in the history of man, there is probably more individual searching being done into the theories behind the origin of the human race,what happens after death,the possibility of life on other planets, and what our relationship is to these life forms, if they do exist. There are millions of people who are questioning the existence of God, who he really is, and what is my relationship with him? Is he someone who mysteriously floats around on a cloud watching and judging us from above like some bigger than life Santa Claus, or is he, like many of the esoteric science’s claim, a part of our inner Self, whom we have constant contact with, someone whom we and everything in the universe are connected and are thus one? Each of us in our own way is experiencing what God is, and thus we are each a part of God, thus we are God! This book is a brief account of my search for my own truth as I know it today, everything stated actually happened, according to my own perception. It has been an exciting search, at times very frustrating, very rewarding, and above all, very fulfilling. My main purpose in writing this book is to show that anyone, even a bashful unfamous country boy can have these awakenings, you don’t have to be rich or well-known to find your connection to Divine Source.

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The Sweater in the Back Seat

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Shortly after beginning a new career as a limo driver, I noticed a brown sweater lying in the backseat of my SUV. I always check the backseat after dropping someone off at the airport or their house. Too many times when I haven’t done this, I have gotten a mile from their home and their cell phone which is lying in the backseat starts ringing and I wind up driving back to their house with their wayward phone.

I distinctly remember checking the back seat after dropping this lady off late on a Saturday night. The next morning, as I got in my car to leave the house, I checked the back seat, and to my surprise, there was a dark brown sweater lying on the seat. This was strange, I know it wasn’t there last night.

I decided to call the lady that I had dropped off the night before, she informed me it wasn’t hers, so I called a couple other ladies I had taken home in the last day or so, it wasn’t theirs either. So where did the sweater come from?

At this point in time, I really have no idea , the sweater was placed there for a reason, I feel that when I find the owner to the sweater, I will find a large clue as to where my life is going from here.

I feel as though I know who it belongs to, but at this time I will not say. We will just let the universe decide when to unravel this little
mystery. Stay tuned!

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The author has been a writer/photographer for over thirty years. Specializing in nature and landscape photography, as well as studying native cultures.

His travels have taken him to most of the United States, as well as Australia, Belize, Egypt and the Canary Islands.

He has studied the Mayan culture of Central America as well as the aborigines of Australia. Photography has given him the opportunity to observe life in various parts of the world.

He has published several books about his adventures.

For more information, please consult his website,www.journeysthrulife.com.

Your comments are welcome

At this period of time in the history of man, there is probably more individual searching being done into the theories behind the origin of the human race,what happens after death,the possibility of life on other planets, and what our relationship is to these life forms, if they do exist. There are millions of people who are questioning the existence of God, who he really is, and what is my relationship with him? Is he someone who mysteriously floats around on a cloud watching and judging us from above like some bigger than life Santa Claus, or is he, like many of the esoteric sciences claim, a part of our inner Self, whom we have constant contact with, someone whom we and everything in the universe are connected and are thus one? Each of us in our own way is experiencing what God is, and thus we are each a part of God, thus we are God! This book is a brief account of my search for my own truth as I know it today, everything stated actually happened, according to my own perception. It has been an exciting search, at times very frustrating, very rewarding, and above all, very fulfilling. My main purpose in writing this book is to show that anyone, even a bashful unfamous country boy can have these awakenings, you don’t have to be rich or well-known to find your connection to Divine Source.

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It’s Time to wake Up.

I couldn’t have said it better myself!

You never again have to believe that circumstances outside of you control your life.  You never again have to believe that it is wrong to want.  You never again have to believe that some great power outside yourself is pulling the strings, or that anyone or anything other than you is in control.  You never again have to be afraid of “them” or “it,” no matter who or what they may be, unless you so choose.

So how did we get in this mess?  You got it!  More than six billion people (plus however, many more there have been over countless centuries) being born into vulnerable, lackful, fearful vibrations, all focusing on what they don’t want and getting more of it.

It was never intended to be that way, but in our anxious state of needing to find a reason why things never seemed to go the way we wanted them to, we figured it had to be the fault of some factor separate from us:  the government, the economy, our boss, our marriage, our background, our education, our rotten luck, even God.

The real reality is we have come here to thrive, and prosper, and live this grand human experience in lighthearted joy, not in struggle and pain.  We have come here to have fun while we learn, to grow without suffering and to harvest our desires in the absolute knowledge that we can have it all once we learn how to handle our energies . . . meaning .
. . our emotions.

We came here with a guaranteed freedom of choice mandated by the very nature of our existence.  The time has come for us to exercise that birthright.  We are caught in no one’s web.  We are bound by no circumstance.  We are victims to no conditions.  Rather, we are beings who possess the sacred ability to implement any outlandish desire our limitless minds can concoct, for we possess unregulated, unrestricted, uncontested freedom of choice, no matter what those choices may be.

It’s wake up time.  It’s time we remembered how to make those choices happen.  It’s time to take our heads out of the sand and accept that it’s no accident we get what we get in life.  It’s time for us to stop creating from the improper default setting and remember the secrets of the ancient wisdom we once knew so well before recorded history, wisdom that allowed us to create our passions with simple intent.  It is time.

You deserve it all.  You deserve to have all of your aspirations realized, no matter what they may be.  You have only to want it andfeeeeel it, and a whole new life of extraordinary happiness will be yours.  Not can be; will be!  That is a cosmic guarantee.
Lynn Grabhom

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