It's a Season to Sow... (Conclusion)

I think Thanksgiving is the perfect day to wrap up the conversation we've been having surrounding the universal laws and our current economic situation. We talked about the Zodiac, the Aquarian Age, the seasons and how they all relate to your life. Please read Part 1 and Part 2 of this message before reading further. You'll be glad you did. Were you able to see the similar patterns of movement we're going through in our world and in our economy? Well, the cycles of our world and nation are longer than the cycles of our calendar year. Likewise, the precession of the cosmic ages is longer still than the cycles of our world. But the principles are the same: As above so below. We've just moved into winter in our world, which is fitting as the winter of 2008 approaches. By the way, for those naysayers and doomsday prophets... This is not the first "winter" of our economic life. The US has had six economic winters since the 1950s. Winter is never a time to despair. Quite the contrary, coming from a long run of sowing and reaping, it's now time to re-group, to reflect upon the lessons learned, to possibly spend more time with our family in celebration of what we've accomplished and most definitely plan for our next spring. Here's what we know: First, there will always be a winter. While some may wish for eternal spring and summer (and even move to California to experience longer periods of it), there's always a winter. Now if you choose to be depressed and in a negative-feeling vibration because of winter, that choice will do absolutely nothing to change the season... The season will run still its course. Likewise if you absolutely love summer and wish and want and hope it to always be... It does nothing to change natural rhythms. Seasons come and seasons go. Tide ebbs and flows. You can be Scrooge all day long and winter will not disappear. You can worry all day long about how you're going to get through winter... but you and I both know you can't worry enough to fix anything. So if "thinking positive" won't speed up winter, what's the point? Well, your negative fixation does majorly impact your current experience of the season. Likewise, it impacts in a negative way the seeds you're sowing for your future. You see, unlike the farmer... We're sowing and reaping all the time. You're sowing and reaping every single day, every single season. Second, there's never been two winters in a row--never. Oh yes, there's been some really long and tough winters (like in Winnipeg, Canada), but there's never been two winters in a row. And there never will be. Now how many people go into winter and start spouting end of the world predictions? How many people worry that winter is all that we're ever going to experience again? How many people predict in winter that we're basically screwed and we better liquidate our patio furniture and turn the pool into parking garage that we can rent out for extra income? Not those who are wise. And yet, how often do you recently see this type of mentality going on with many in our world? With a true wisdom and understanding, you can be one of those that utilize winter to your advantage... Because here's one final thing we always know. No matter what... following every single winter, what comes? That's right, spring--no exception. So what are you going to do while we're in winter? How can you align with the theme of a higher/spiritual mind and rise above appearances? Because I guarantee you that what you're doing now is determining your next spring. And I can assure you... Spring is coming. Maybe not as fast as you'd like (it usually never does) but it's coming nonetheless. Now. Get out a pad and pen and answer these questions... How can you use this time to more deeply explore the choices you made in our last economic spring and summer? How can you use this learning and grow for the upcoming sowing and reaping season? What will you do better or differently next time? How can you use this time to possibly get in better physical shape so you're ready to rumble when spring comes again? Your physical health and fitness will always have an impact on the results you produce. It either works for you or against you. How can you use this time to meditate and quiet your mind more after the busyness of summer? How can you read and journal more? Take that college course or attend that seminar you've put off for so long? How can you become more mentally fit? How about spending more time with your family or those you love? How about connecting with an old friend that you haven't had the chance to connect with during the busy summer? How about build a better and deeper relationship with those clients you've neglected? Now there's an opportunity worth its weight in gold! Take some time out of your day to ponder these types of questions deeply. Everything has a season and your opportunity is to celebrate and utilize the season to your advantage or to feel scared and miserable. There's never been a better time than right now to invest in your own consciousness... in your own mental and emotional mastery. That's what the wise are doing. You see, for nearly eight years in America, we've focused our entire attention upon war and terror to the exclusion of sound economic policies and regulations. And now that needs some attention. As individuals, we've focused our attention upon bigger mortgages and gambling in real estate to hopefully get a quick return to the exclusion of developing our mental and emotional mastery. And now, many don't know how to mentally and emotionally deal with a winter that they neglected to realize must come. It always does. So many are living in fear thinking that the Sun may never shine again, and please remember, you'll always attract and create whatever you're consistently going "3 for 3" on. Your predominant thoughts, feelings and actions will determine your results. What has to happen for you to take this winter season and make an investment in your future? Instead of living in fear and anxiety, know that the spring is coming and therefore grow your number one asset--your mind--in preparation for your next growth spurt. Either way, the season is going to go through its cycle, and it won't change until it's complete. The only thing that will change is your experience of the cycle and whether or not you're going to leverage it, enjoy it and reap the benefits. I promise the degree to which you take advantage of the unique qualities and characteristics of this season is the degree to which you will prosper now and in the future. Have a grateful Thanksgiving, James Arthur Ray President/CEO James Ray International P.S. Thanks to all of you who contributed to my Birthday Surprise last weekend... It completely blew me away! Check out the video of it here.

It's a season to sow...

As you're well aware, there's a tremendous amount of fear in our world right now regarding our current economy. The main reason is that, as a modern society, we've forgotten some of the universal laws that were clearly known to ancient man. A multitude of individuals have an extremely short-term myopic focus versus a long-term understanding and vision. Over the next week or so, we're going to converse about these universal laws and how you can apply them in your day-to-day life. Now I'm going to wax a bit esoteric, so stick with me. By the way, look up the word esoteric and you'll realize it just means "understood by a few." Contrary to popular opinion, all things esoteric are not voodoo or mumbo-jumbo. Interestingly enough, math and science were once esoteric teachings and only taught to the king, his family and his inner court. If you'll stick with me, I promise I'll teach you how to live in rhythm with nature and how to thrive in any economy. But we need some background first. Nearly every ancient culture looked to the Heavens, and while studying the stars and their paths, they noticed corresponding changes in the Earth below. Two-thousand years before the birth of Christ, Hermes Trismegistus observed these parallel changes in Heaven and Earth and carved the following truth into the Emerald Tablet: "That which is below is like that which is above." What can ancient teachings of the stars and heavenly bodies teach us today in a modern world? If properly understood, I assure you, there's plenty to be learned. So let's quickly discuss some of the things that we know. The Greek Hipparchus made astronomical observations in his publications dating from 147 BC to 127 BC and is widely considered the greatest overall astronomer of antiquity. Here's what he found. One round or cycle of the Zodiac in our Universe (called "the procession of the equinoxes") takes approximately 26,000 years or roughly 2,200 years per sign. This procession is basically a marker for where the pole of our Earth is in relation to the heavenly bodies. As an example, for quite some time, the North Pole has been pointing toward the North Star while the Southern Pole has been pointing toward the Southern Cross... But we're moving. The much-heralded Aquarian Age is thought to be an age of the development of the higher abstract or spiritualized mind. This energy field of mind is often called the mental body. The higher mind will be built upon the emotional base of love, which is the higher emotional body, supposedly ushered in by the prior Piscean Age. Now if you're one of those skeptics that believes the planets have no impact whatsoever upon us, I ask you to consider this... We know scientifically our bodies are comprised of 70% water. That being said, does the moon have an impact upon the tides? Of course it does. And so if the moon can have an effect upon large bodies of water like the oceans of the world, how can it not have an effect upon the little puddle that you call your body? Everything is energy and all energy vibrates. All frequencies and vibrations have an effect upon all others. Just like gravity, the greater the mass, the stronger the effect. Okay, so theoretically, the Aquarian Age is the age of bringing in the ability to operate more fully from this abstract mental body, experience the spiritual realms and ground and utilize this power into the emotions and physical form. Simply stated, the Age of Aquarius is ushering in the ability for us as a collective to access more of the spiritual unseen realms (what physics calls energy) and bring it into this world to create tangible results... The ability to be able to, as the Christian prophet told us, "Judge not by appearances," and to "be in this world but not of this world." This is the ability to quite practically see from a higher-level perspective than the short-term or myopic view of what's directly in front of our eyes. This high objective is the overarching theme in our world for the next 2,200 years or so, according to this teaching. Keep that thought in mind as we continue this conversation next week... We'll take it down from the macrocosm and bring it into the microcosm... In other words, we'll discuss how this all has a direct impact on your current experience. Stay tuned. To your continued wealth and happiness, James Arthur Ray President/CEO James Ray International P.S. Have you checked out my free Times of Change program? Click here to get started...