The Ageless Wisdom Mystery School with Michael Benner

Grief, Loss & Mourning

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:12:15 -0700

Grieving is a lengthy, difficult, emotional healing process initiated by the loss of someone you love. The secret to an effective mourning process is to feel the emotions fully and completely, then expressing those feelings in appropriate ways.

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The Nature of the Soul

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:14:32 -0700

Besides the Christian doctrine that a soul is made by God upon human conception, Michael explores the pre-existence of the soul in the Wisdom traditions. If your soul is already in Heaven, can you align with it now and benefit from it's Higher Awareness?

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The Vicious Cycle of Fear & Ignorance

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:29:33 -0700

There is an upward "Spiral of Understanding" that can replace the "Vicious Cycle of Fear & Ignorance." It requires two things: relaxation and responsibility for your choices.

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The Heart of the Golden Rule

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:42:28 -0700

Though found in both the Christian and Jewish Bibles, the Golden Rule was also stated by Confucius, Socrates and many others. The "heart" of the Golden Rule is self-esteem. To aspire to this "right action," one must love him or herself to able to love another. The same is true for trust and respect.

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Justice as Spiritual Harmony

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:58:18 -0700

Injustice is a heartache that everyone feels. It creates a "disturbance in the force." It strikes at the foundations of who we are as humans, and tears at the fabric of society. Working for justice is working for peace and harmony.

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Happiness for No Reason

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:53:13 -0700

Like the sun during a thunderstorm, happiness seems to disappear at times, but it remains, in fact, above the dark clouds of existence. Happiness does not need a cause or reason to be. It's up to us to remain open to its perpetual influence.

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The Healing Feeling

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:30:16 -0700

Today's class is an overview of physical pain, its value as a symptom, plus wasy to manage the pain through the mind-body connection.

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Despair

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:26:26 -0700

Like sadness & depression, despair is rooted in the fear of things unknown. The antidote, then, is understanding that there is always hope.

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Mindfulness

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:22:10 -0700

Mindfulness is a level of expanded awareness brought on by relaxation.

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The Search for Truth

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:02:06 -0700

Beyond the popular idea of corresponding to know facts, there are qualities of truth to be discovered in its "relative" nature. Absolute Truth must be unchanging. Yet ALL things in the material world are in flux. How can there be Truth where everything is impermanent? Absolute Truth, then, must exist in an eternal and infinite place ... a Spiritual Plane of energy rather than form.

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FLY Training #6 - Peak Performance

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:24:14 -0700

We discuss the difference between practice and performance. We explain how eustress makes us better, but before the point-of-diminishing-returns, higher stimulus, stress & tension degrades performance.

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FLY Training #5 - Decision-making

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:10:11 -0700

When you know what you want, but not HOW to get it. But when you don't know what you want ... wouldn't recognize it if it were right in front of you, there's a decision to be made. Herein are three techniques.

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FLY Training #4- Problem-solving

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 25 May 2010 09:26:51 -0700

This lesson points out the importance of having a goal or solution in mind to determine a direction to move in. Then adjust and course-correct during the approach -- ready, aim, fire, aim, aim ... aim.

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FLY Training #3- The Language of Feelings.

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 18 May 2010 09:29:14 -0700

In Lesson 3 of the six part series, Michael introduces an alternative to the logical approach to understanding emotions -- namely, intuition.

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FLY Training #2- Healing Childhood Hurt

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 11 May 2010 06:48:48 -0700

Much of the emotional pain suffered by adults is rooted in childhood. Great advances have been made in the past 30 years in healing childhood trauma. The secret is using deep relaxation and imagination to understand with the developed adult mind what we simply could not have understood as children ... especially about ourselves.

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FLY Training #1 - Self Love

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:17:00 -0700

All love begins with self-love. How can people who are devoid of love fill each other with love? And if they can't, then why does it seem they can ... at least for 30 to 90 days before the empty spots return. Why should we think of love as an electro-magnetic field rather than a commodity?

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Don't Believe Everything You Think

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:16:43 -0700

Following closely the text written by Thomas Kida, your host explains seven common mistakes people make by not thinking critically.

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The Sacred Triangle & Divine Trinity

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:02:05 -0700

Everything in form has two extremes plus a middle. The magic in the numbers 3 and 7 is in the middle ... the secret is in the center.

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Mr. Spock's Dilemma

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:34:34 -0700

Though we admired, respected, and perhaps even loved Mr. Spock, he was, in fact, an emotional cripple. There's an important distinction between trying to find intelligence in disturbed or upset emotions and recognizing the profound insight that becomes available once peace-of-mind is restored -- though for many, such emotional tranquility would be a new and novel experience.

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Passion for Compassion

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:49:17 -0700

Short of Perfect Divine Love, compassion may be the most refined love humans can know. Compassion requires you to face and resolve your fears. It reveals harmony where before there was only separation and antagonism, and it highlights a "bigger picture" than the logical, deductive mind would ever recognize.

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Self-Reliance

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:32:01 -0700

Both Henry David Thoreau and his mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote extensively on self-reliance. The believed in developing one's intuitive nature to be increasingly responsible for understanding concepts of psychological and spiritual growth. They also described self-reliance as including work for social justice, especially in racism and sexism.

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The Cultural Creatives

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:14:03 -0700

The tide that swept Barack Obama into office was not motivated by political ideology so much as by an enthusiastic, hopeful emerging sub-culture of creative, compassionate, well-educated people.

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The Mystical Legend of the Grail

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:25:48 -0700

The legend of the grail is the fiction of several authors as far back as the late 12th Century. But there is a hidden mystical allegory about the Grail as a symbol of the human Over-Soul. The pre-existence of the Soul remains a heretical belief to this day.

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Harmony from Conflict

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:25:42 -0800

In this presentation, Michael expands the philosophical concept of redemption & salvation from Christian crucifixion to include the alchemical transmutation of reforming adversity through harmony.

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Initiate your Attitude

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:55:30 -0800

Attitude is discussed as a point of view or perspective from which we receive the stimulus of life and project our responses. It is a point of power and meaning between cause and effect.

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Awareness is More than Intelligence

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:39:09 -0800

What are some of the differences between Awareness and Intelligence? How can developing one influence the other? Find out why our ancestors aligned Awareness with the Element Air and Intelligence with Fire. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

21 Tips & Self-Help Quotes

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:28:15 -0800

Here are 21 of the smartest and most profound personal & spiritual development quotations ever expressed. Taken together, this is quite a guidebook to understanding your Self better. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Law of Correspondence

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:28:52 -0800

"As above, so below" is a reference to the Grand Polarities often described as Spirit & matter, God & humanity, Father & Holy Spirit (Mother), King & Queen. This ancient spiritual law also implies "as within, so with out." And so we understand how we create our view of existence with our perception and responses. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

What is Time?

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:05:53 -0800

Michael discusses the philosophical, psychological, and scientific views that time is essentially an illusion of consciousness made possible by imagining memories of the past and visions of the future. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Gods and Aliens

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:52:14 -0800

This webinar looks at "why" we believe in Gods, aliens, and super-heros too, for that matter. Where will we find these "higher powers?" And in affairs of spiritual aspiration, should we place subjective intuition & epiphany above dogma or even objective facts? Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Six Easy Ways to Know your Self

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:12:39 -0800

Here are six areas of personal development to assess your progress. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Hero's Journey

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:02:37 -0800

Joseph Campbell called the Hero's Journey a mono-myth for it is a central theme found in all ancient cultures. Only by facing the fear born of self-ignorance can the Spiritual Warrior understand his true nature and full potential.

Three Secrets of Success

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:35:54 -0800

Success is a result; happiness is a means to that end. You must always know what you want, before you can know what to do to bring it about. But the big secret to personal success is to, first, be of service to others. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Birth of Light

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:40:24 -0800

Both Christmas and Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, have been aligned since ancient times with Winter Solstice. The Pagan or pantheistic meaning is the coming of the warm sun and longer days. Chanukah is more about trusting that God's Hand is in all things. But the veiled metaphor in Christianity is the Birth of the Christos, that is, the awareness of Self as a Soul above and free of form. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Stress Mess

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:35:01 -0800

Confusion feels scary, which ironically makes us more confused -- a vicious cycle of fear and ignorance that degrades performance and productivity. Learning to respond with a relaxation response rather than the autonomic fight-or-flight response can restore your creativity, sensitivity, and overall performance when stressed. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Dreaming: Night & Day

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:33:22 -0800

Whether you remember your dreams or not, everyone dreams during sleep, usually for 5 to 6 minutes every 90 minutes or so. This audio webinar discusses remembering, understanding, and incubating night dreams, plus the nature of lucid dreams, daydreams, astral projection, out-of-body experiences (OBE), clairvoyance, and remote viewing Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Dweller on the Threshold

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:47:08 -0800

The Dweller on the Threshold is a veiled Rosicrucian and Theosophical reference to human resistance to that stage of spiritual evolution in which the ego surrenders to the Soul. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Meaning & Purpose of Life

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:16:15 -0800

Though often used interchangeably, these two terms are actually quite different ... essentially "purpose" is universal and objective, while "meaning" is more personal and subjective. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Love & Forgiveness

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:40:47 -0800

Until we accept that our emotional feelings are not done TO us but rather are evoked FROM us, people will seek some advantage in being victims of their hurt & upset. Much of what passes for small talk is a "pity party" of one-upsmanship. Often a perverse, "You can't hurt me 'cause I'm already hurt" character emerges -- guaranteeing, of course, only more hurt & upset. By taking ownership of our hurt, we find thee power to generate the peace and happiness we've been looking for. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Equanimity

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:39:58 -0800

Most people are so compelled by their thoughts and feelings that the idea of expanding their awareness to a more inclusive, less judgmental view might seem strange. Find out how to use mental states of equanimity to develop your awareness of Self. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Sense and Sensation

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:54:13 -0800

Michael explains thoughts as objective, though often wrong. Emotion feelings, he says, are subjective, yet never wrong -- though open to misunderstanding. You are responsible for managing both. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Six Key Principles of the Ageless Wisdom

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:03:14 -0800

Here is an overview of Mysticism and Esoteric Philosophy, also known as the Ageless Wisdom, the Perennial Philosophy, alchemy, prisca theologia, theosophy, the New Thought and New Age movements. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Business Side - Part 2

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:06:18 -0700

This is the second of two programs teaching skilled technicians how to be successful entrepreneurs and business people Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Business Side - Part 1

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:03:47 -0700

This is the second of two programs teaching skilled technicians how to be successful entrepreneurs and business people Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Panic, Phobias, OCD & Stress

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:04:29 -0700

Anxiety is the most common thread running through the dysfunction behavior of human beings. Stress is the fear of confusion resulting from over stimulation. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Sacred Om (AUM)

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:35:40 -0700

The Sacred Om has three parts, both as a sound (AUM) and as a symbol. This trinity corresponds to Brahma (Creator), Vishnu (Preserver), & Shiva (Dissolver) as well as Sky (Divine Will), Atmosphere (Divine Love), and Earth (Divine Vehicle). Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Seven Root Fears

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:58:37 -0700

Emerson said, "Knowledge is the antidote to fear," suggesting that even where there is clear and present danger, our fear is mostly about what we don't know. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Ten Ways to Think Like a Genius

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:44:40 -0700

Here are practical tips to free you from the tendency to think like everyone else. Honor your emotional feelings. You may think like other people, but you only feel like your Self. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Seven Tongues of God

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:15:09 -0700

Conceived by Dr. Timothy Leary in 1960 as a means of defining the meaning of religious or spiritual experience. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

A Positive View of Negative Thinking

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:28:05 -0700

How can we learn to worry appropriately ... between obsessive worry and denial, both of which make things worse. Where is the value, relatively, in hatching a Plan B, just in case. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Forgiving your Self

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:27:20 -0700

The expanded awareness of meditation (alpha brainwave state) makes it the ideal level of mind for understanding emotional hurt. Once understood and expressed, the pain disappears as no longer relevant. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Theosophy: Then & Now

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:59:31 -0700

This class traces New Age thinking from the German Christian Mystics, the Rhineland Mystics & theosophists of the 14th & 15th Centuries through the New Thought movement of the early 19th century and the Theosophical Society founded in 1875 by Helena P. Blavatsky.
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Ten Quotations from Western Mysticism

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:18:01 -0700

Michael Benner comments on each of ten quotable quotations from the Mystery Schools of Western Civilization. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Basics of Buddhism

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:25:34 -0700

More philosophy than religion, Buddhism is a method for liberating human beings from their suffering via the Eightfold Noble Path. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Basics of Esoterica

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:30:24 -0700

Here's an introduction to the intuitive connection to Spiritual Source via the overshadowing Soul -- the middle element of the Trinity model. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Basics of Hypno-therapy

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:31:22 -0700

The fundamental principle of hypnosis -- that the subconscious mind does not distinguish between reality and imagination and 11 more. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Basics of NLP

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:17:29 -0700

NLP was developed in the mid 1970's based on the work of Fritz Perls (Gestalt therapy), Virginia Satir (Family therapy), Noam Chomsky (Linguist), and Milton Erickson (Hypno-therapist). The goals of NLP clinically and in business communication involve building rapport to increase one's ability to influence, persuade, and instruct another individual or group. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Cynicism

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:28:58 -0700

When we accept the cynical belief that people are essentially selfish and untrustworthy, we are revealing more about ourselves than anyone else Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

The Vision Quest

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:18:11 -0700

Michael explains the difference between fantasy and vision, the importance of accepting and committing to your vision, and learning from mistakes to guarantee success in your Life. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Personal Identity

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:54:30 -0700

You can't know what you want, or what to do to get it, if you're unclear about who you are. Are you what you think of yourself, or is your identity bound-up in how you feel about things? How can you "think for yourself," till you know who you are? What makes you tick? Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Dissent and Disobedience

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:55:23 -0700

The street protests in Tehran have quickly shifted their emphasis from a fraudulent election to a repressive system at large. In this webinar, we explore the non-political longing in each person on Earth for justice, freedom, and peace. Visit www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call 818/569-3017 for more information

Waking to Awareness

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:46:51 -0700

In this week's Mystery School, Michael describes three stages of awareness --- 1). the separated being motivated by fear
2). responsible for emotional feelings as well as thought, speech, and behavior motivated by understanding
3). the detached, mindful witness motivated by compassion.

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Seven Laws of Life

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:17:49 -0700

An inspiring introduction to the basic principles of Esoteric Philosophy, including laws of evolution, karma (cause & effect), reincarnation, vibration, polarity, harmony, & generation.

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Releasing Hate

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:40:12 -0700

Hatred is merely one of the faces of fear. Even those who bear no hatred, can find it difficult not to hate those who have targeted you. Here's how to recognize and release all hatred and fear for the greatest good of everyone.

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Meditation Aides and Devices

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:37:31 -0700

Learn about the various types of biofeedback devices, brain entrainment machines, cranial electro-stimulation units, flotation tanks (sensory deprivation), sleep machines, and massage chairs.

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Codependency

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:50:26 -0700

Codependency begins when your desire to please others becomes a need to please others through a performance. Codependents will abuse and betray themselves in an effort to manage other people's emotional feelings while expecting others to manage theirs.

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The Seven Spirits

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:12:30 -0700

Just as the seven colors of the rainbow can be made from the primary three, so Divinity has not just three, but seven rays or "Spirits before the Throne."

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Meditative-Hypnosis

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:34:02 -0700

Many of the mysteries of altered states of expanded awareness or higher consciousness are revealed here as Michael describes the complimentary nature of meditation, self-hypnosis, and alpha brain waves.

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The Seven Basic Fears

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:22:27 -0700

Only one of the seven is real danger. The other six are things unknow or confusing.

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The Holodeck & the Matrix

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:10:54 -0700

Things are not what they seem to be. They are more, much more than they seem to be. Things are the way we've been told they should be. Things are the way you expect them to be. Perception is Reality and Reality is perception.

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Life is What You Make It.

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:28:50 -0700

Perhaps the one, most important attitude change you can make to improve you Life is moving from helpless victim to initiating your responses. This is an ability known as "response-ability," and is a pre-requisite to success.

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Who's Driving your Car?

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:30:29 -0700

Here's an audio lesson about attaining a level of awareness that allows you to choose your thoughts, feelings, and behavior instead of being a victim of them.

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Karma

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:26:53 -0700

You reap what you sow, go where you look, and get what you expect. Karma also accounts for the Law of Attraction and the Golden Rule.

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What's the Deal with 2012?

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:40:45 -0700

Michael discusses the convergence of the Mayan calendar rolling over, with born-again interpretations of Revelation, the sunspot cycle, and Terrance McKenna's work with the I Ching.

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The Roots of Fear

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:42:25 -0700

The vast majority of your fear has nothing to do with danger. It is confusion that we fear ... at the center of which we find our Self.

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Spiritual Evolution

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:47:42 -0700

Between the false dichotomy of Creationism versus Evolution is the ancient concept of Spiritual Evolution. That is, besides Darwin's evolution of species there is an unfolding of conscious awareness ... which human beings can deliberately accelerate, if they wish, through study, meditation, and mindfulness.

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Finding Personal Security

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:41:29 -0800

It's hard to know much about anything in the world until you better understand your SELF ... your true Self, your Higher Self. What makes you tick? What do you care about, and why do you care?

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Intro to The Ageless Wisdom

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:51:40 -0800

If religious fundamentalists take scripture literally, those who see sacred writings as allegory are the mystics. Collectively, mysticism is known as The Ageless Wisdom or the Perennial Philosophy.

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Passion for Compassion

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:23:43 -0800

Here's an audio essay the personal growth available to those who seek to consciously respond to fear, hurt, upset, and anger with compassion.

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Let your Conscience Be your Guide

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:50:40 -0800

With the rare exception of true sociopaths, everyone has a conscience ... a sense of personal ethics and values. Here are tools & tips for developing your conscience by expanding your awareness of "Self."

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The Ring-Pass-Not

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:37:10 -0800

Change is guaranteed. It arrives as both good fortune and tragedy, but in any event, one who develops their awareness can always find an opportunity to grow ... in spite of the appearance of things.

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The Mystical Tree of Life

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:16:32 -0800

Like the caduceus, spine, wand, scepter and staff, the Tree of Life is a rich allegory for the connection between the material world and its Spiritual Source ... Jacob's Ladder, the Stairway to Heaven, the Mystic's Path.

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Substance vs the Appearance of Things

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:05:49 -0800

In this week's webinar, we look at our priorities by questioning what is true, eternal, and infinite. What really lasts ... and what's really "real."

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Hermetic Secrets of Ancient Egypt

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:38:45 -0800

The correspondence between the principles of ancient Egyptian mysticism and electricity & magnetism is stunning. Somehow the pyramid-builders understood polarities, magnetic attraction, induction, resistance, frequency and amplitude -- principles they applied in their efforts to influence destiny with the conscious use of mind and heart.

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Changing the World Begins with You

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:26:10 -0800

Social change is a relay race. You do something positive and life-affirming, then pay it forward. Be the change.

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Alpha Brain Waves & Inner Peace

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:25:21 -0800

It is the alpha brain wave level of inner peace that provides conscious access to the subconscious mind. When conjoined, the whole mind is much more intuitive and creative plus it learns faster with far fewer repetitions.

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The Esoteric Meaning of Christmas

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:58:37 -0800

Religious rituals and ceremonies usually reflect several layers of meaning. Here we explore the deeper meaning of a Baby Christ born within each of us -- a Higher Self we must aspire to know and develop.

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Why Bother with Ethics?

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:31:47 -0800

Levels of corruption in American society have become shocking ... an avalanche of temptation, an erosion of society's moral ground.

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The Two Faces of Pride

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:17:29 -0800

We discuss "pride" not only in terms of its excesses, but also as part of a false identity.

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Finding Control in Your Life

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:01:02 -0800

While most people spend their entire lives struggling to control what's being done to them, students of the Ageless Wisdom understand, instead, how to manage perspective and response.

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Your E-Ticket to Paradise

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:35:23 -0800

This Ageless Wisdom Mystery School class features Michael's business partner at TheAgelessWisdom.com, Steve Snyder. As co-hosts of the premium audio program "Finding your SELF in Paradise," Steve & Michael describe their vision of changing the world by unleashing inner peace and accelerated learning.

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Dealing with Depression

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:33:32 -0800

Most emotional depression is the ache that remains when we're emotionally numb. The antidote is to begin to reflect upon, take responsibility for, and more fully understand the hurt and upset in your past.

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Standing on the Verge of Change

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:56:19 -0800

More than a presidential election, more than a swing from Republican to Democratic Administrations, the support for Senator Obama represents a paradigm shift, a cultural shift, a redefining of what it means to be an American.

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Lesson #6: Peak Performance

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:48:00 -0700

Chief among the several points in this lesson is scheduling opportunities to "practice" with new approaches in all areas of your life. If you're always trying to do your best, you leave yourself very little chance to learn and grow.

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Lesson #5: Decision-Making

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:23:37 -0700

This is part 5 of our six-part personal development mini-series FLY (Feeling Like your Self). Here are three techniques for realizing more choices than are immediately apparent.

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Lesson #4: Problem-Solving

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:24:21 -0700

This is lesson #4 of the six-part series "Feeling Like your Self." The two techniques introduced in this webinar are listing goals and visualizing desired results..

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Lesson #3: The Language of Feelings

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:54:24 -0700

This is the third of our six-part series "Feeling Like Yourself" (FLY). As a result of our schooling, we rely on our mental nature while all but ignoring our emotional intelligence. Here's a great introduction to EQ and why it's usually more important to your success than IQ.

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Lesson #2: Healing your Childhood

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:59:47 -0700

Like physical pain, emotional pain is always a symptom of your emotional nature that indicates where healing is needed. The first and biggest challenge in this respect is to accept responsibility for the feelings evoked from you.

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Lesson #1: Self-Love

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:55:30 -0700

This is the first of six webinars in Michael Benner's personal development program "Feeling Like your Self (FLY)." Besides instruction, each of these programs includes a practical guided imagery (meditation & self-hypnosis) exercise for beginners and practitioners alike.

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Habit Control

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:38:39 -0700

Habits are largely unconscious reactions to stress and anxiety. Though somewhat effective at reducing stress, at least temporarily, the negative consequences are severe. Here we describe how effective habit control require the imagination as well as your so-called will power.

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Spiritual Activism

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:38:44 -0700

Great news! You don't need a political ideology to oppose war and torture, capital punishment, extreme poverty and injustice. Your bleeding heart is enough. Learn about the Spiritual Warrior's Shield of Love & Sword of Truth.

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Ageless Spirituality & Modern Religion

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:38:47 -0700

After centuries of persecution by the Church, where do modern philosophers & mystics stand in the comparison of spiritual disciplines and religions? Michael also groups the world's major religions into three distinct types.

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Phobias and Unreasonable Fear

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:38:51 -0700

Phobias and other unreasonable fears are rooted in anxiety. Though many begin with an emotional trauma, others are supported by non-specific or free-floating anxiety. Includes an exercise that eradicates phobias and unreasonable fears.

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Spiritual Government

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:38:54 -0700

Religion provides few descriptive concepts about how the Universe is organized. Here, Michael talks about several models from the Ageless Wisdom traditions.

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Happiness for No Reason

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:38:57 -0700

Young children do not need reasons to be happy and joyful. So what happens to make us conditional about being happy. Why do we with-hold our own happiness to spite others? Michael emphasizes happiness as the way to success, NOT the other way around. Includes guided imagery exercise.

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Loneliness & Solitude

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:39:00 -0700

We can be lonely in a crowd, and we can feel fulfilled when we're alone. Loneliness results from not understanding yourself. As you come to develop self-awareness, you'll find your fulfillment and be your own best friend for life.

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The Secret Law of Attraction

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:19:39 -0700

An examination of the unexplored implications of the Law of Attraction as discussed in the Indy video The Secret (2006). For example, no one exists in isolation, we are all co-creators. The Law works best in meditative states. Your subconscious "Genie," so-called, cannot grant you an unknown solution, desire, or result. What if you don't know what to "wish" for?

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Altered States of Expanded Awareness

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:05:16 -0700

Michael describes several means of stimulating an experience of higher consciousness or expanded awareness -- including psycho-active drugs like LSD, peyote, mescalin, & psilocybin. Also, brain entrainment devices, and various audio recordings of binaural beats. And, most naturally, meditation, prayer and contemplation.

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What is Meditation?

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:07:57 -0700

Overview of the physiological, mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits of meditation. Also describes the various forms including contemplation, mantra, visualization, etc.

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The Vicious Cycle of Fear & Ignorance

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:38:40 -0700

When you understand that confusion can be a very scary states, you can then imagine how it would result in more anxiety which creates still more confusion ... a vicious cycle of fear & ignorance in which people feel "stuck."

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New! Michael Benner LIVE from Paradise #018

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:12:22 -0700

While good to know others, enlightened people seek primarily to understand themselves..

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New! Michael Benner LIVE from Paradise #017

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:29:16 -0700

There's a joke about a fellow who asks a book store clerk where he can find the "Self Help" books. The clerk says, "Well, I could tell you, but that would defeat the purpose." Here are the titles, authors and descriptions you've been looking for..

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New! Michael Benner LIVE from Paradise #016

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:48:59 -0700

The vast majority of humans in this day and age, see their lives as being done to them, rather than coming from or through themselves. While both are true, great benefits await those who learn to emphasize their ability to consciously choose their attitude and responses..

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New! Michael Benner LIVE from Paradise #015

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:58:35 -0700

Here's an introduction to the basic principles of Emotional Intelligence. Includes information on calming the emotional nature and developing your intuition.

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New! Michael Benner LIVE from Paradise #014

kurt@illuminaryarts.com — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:22:31 -0700