Nothing is needed Nowhere to go. Come home, little one Come home. The following is an excerpt from A Vision of Power and Glory, a book by John Kehoe: Coming home means deciding that now is the time where there is no retreat or illusion. It means looking at yourself, your life, your place in the universe with neither hope nor despair. Seeing everything just as it is. Seeing yourself just as you are. Stopping for a moment and just letting go, and this takes courage. Seeing ourselves as we really are is not easy, nor is it always pleasant. We have spent most of our lives trying to be something different from what we are. To have more money, to be more successful, better looking, smarter, more in shape. Yet in doing this we have fled from ourselves, never taken a stand, never claimed our little piece of the universe, however humble. We have taken no time or opportunity to get to know ourselves and discover our beauty. We have been too frightened of what we might find. Looking closely at ourselves, stopping time and illusion to find out who we are, takes immense courage. For, in examining closely, we might find that we are not as successful or beautiful or smart or loving as we thought or hoped. And this is a shock. Looking closely we might find that instead of having it all together we're really quite vulnerable and confused and alone and unsure. But this is good to see and know about ourselves. Why run away from it? It's real. If we're absolutely honest with ourselves, we'll admit we've suspected as much. And that's good too. For this is when we can see ourselves, rather than when we're puffed up all full of ourselves or trying desperately to become something else. Let go of it all. Come home and relax. Pull up a chair and get reacquainted with the you that exists right now. The one you've been avoiding and trying to change. Let go of all that nonsense. It's neurotic and self-defeating. Maybe being who you are is not as bad as you suspected. Maybe and maybe not. How will you know until you take the time to find out? It's a risk, but the alternative is to be constantly running away from yourself. And that's too tiring. Besides, you've been doing that your whole life. Coming home to ourselves is a wonderful thing. It's a big step. A courageous step. When we get to know and accept ourselves, without illusion, a huge weight is taken off our back. Then we can learn to truly relax and enjoy ourselves. It's while we try desperately to be different from what we are that we get stuck. With taking a stand comes freedom. A new awareness and appreciation of ourselves develops. We become more tolerant of ourselves and even get to like ourselves, faults and all. We become more tolerant of others too. Others suddenly do not [...]

Recently I was in Sofia, Bulgaria, presenting a two-day seminar. It was a very rewarding and gratifying experience. There were a thousand people in attendance, almost all were equipped with headsets to hear the translation, as English was not their mother tongue. Two things struck me very clearly as I presented that weekend. The first is how important and relevant Mind Power is to every individual. Secondly, how much I love and am devoted to sharing this information to as large an audience as possible. So for this month’s topic I thought I would give everyone an update on what I am doing, and my plans for the immediate future. Let’s start with this website. It was created in 1997 and has had three or four face-lifts in the thirteen years of its existence. It was created to give those people who will never be able to see me live or attend one of my workshops the opportunity to gain valuable information on how to work with the powers of the mind. It also gives me the ability to share new information and keep my students—including those who have attended my seminars—updated on new, cutting edge findings in psychology, quantum physics, spirituality, and neuroplasticity (which is the exciting new science of rewiring the brain through intention and directed thought). I began teaching in 1978 and have since witnessed many changes and discoveries in our understanding of how the human mind works. This constant development is very exciting and I want you to know that my commitment to the human potential of every individual, and my belief in a positive future for mankind, has never been stronger. Now, in 2010, I am more positive than ever before because I am witnessing firsthand the evolution of consciousness. The changes I’ve seen in the last thirty years in people’s perceptions of themselves and their ability to make a difference are staggering. Most of us now understand that we are a part of something infinitely larger than ourselves, and this something else is calling us to our ultimate destinies as self-evolved beings. Cosmic Consciousness is the new evolutionary leap that each of us is participating in, whether we are aware of it or not. How I see my role in the unfolding destiny of our species is as a catalyst in assisting those I come in contact with, either in my seminars or this website, to maximize their effectiveness at becoming the best they can possibly be. We are all part of one whole, and our success helps many others. So does our generosity and compassion—everything we do and think has an effect on the whole. From this perspective it becomes our social responsibility to uplift ourselves and become and do everything we possibly can, to trust our unique gifts and talents (each of us is different), and to become authentic human beings. Each of us who do this will add to the whole and will make a difference in ways we may never [...]

Nobody ever wants misfortune to come their way. It is much more pleasant and enjoyable to experience success, health, good fortune and a fun and interesting life all the time, where everything unfolds exactly as we’d like it to, but life doesn’t happen that way. And we’re fortunate that it doesn’t. Each life will have a mixture of fortune and misfortune, pleasant and unpleasant experiences, successes and failures, and each of these things has their value and role in our life. As followers of mind power, as most of you on this website are, you know the value of using your thoughts, beliefs and intentions to create a successful and happy life.  But do you know how to gain benefit from misfortune, to have it be a positive force in your life? Misfortune can come in many different ways. It may be a serious illness, the loss of a job, a failure in a project you’ve worked long and hard at, a marriage breakup, a financial bankruptcy where you are obliged to start over, a family crisis.  Whatever form it takes it will be unpleasant and perhaps shake you to your core, making you doubt everything, and this is good. It is from this doubt and despair that something new can birth itself, and with this birth you have the opportunity to gain something very valuable from your misfortune. Each negative circumstance of our life carries with it wisdom and opportunities, no matter how horrific the misfortune may seem at the time. The one thing you can be sure of is that misfortune always demands a change. These changes may not always be what we’d planned, but suddenly we’re thrust into unknown waters and swimming for our life. These changes may not be pleasant, but almost always they are leading us to something good. Movement and change is the way of the universe. We often forget this and crave stability, but the only constant in our life is constant change. Often we get too comfortable in our habits; we fall into a rut, as it is probably a comfortable rut. Comfort is the enemy of change. We never make changes when things are going well. When we are too comfortable in our routines we stagnate. Misfortune is a wonderful device for getting us to notice where we are being complacent or out of alignment. Misfortune forces us to re-assess what is important to us and what is not. It lets us shift our perspective, as we are forced to shift our perspective in order to come to grips with the reality that now faces us. Misfortune also deepens us. When we feel our own vulnerability we can feel others too. We see the human condition differently, develop compassion and understanding. This not only deepens us; it also enriches us. There is a strange and wonderous spaciousness that happens when misfortune comes our way, a spaciousness that allows us to see and feel the richness of simple everyday things like the [...]

We can listen to our life as it happens to us. We listen with our awareness. Our life does not just randomly happen in isolation from who we are; there are usually reasons behind what happens to us. Marriages don’t just suddenly break up. Someone doesn’t just reach a goal randomly. Our success or lack of success in any area of our lives can usually be traced to decisions we make, beliefs we entertain, or actions we have taken. Boredom, confidence, worry, depression, frustration, happiness or sadness; each have their causes; each is with us for a reason, so we had best listen to them. Our life is a mirror showing us ourselves. Our life is our greatest barometer as to what is happening within us. It is our truest indicator of how connected and aligned we are with ourselves. What is happening to you cannot be ignored. If we are sick, this is a message. If our relationships are forever breaking up, this is a message. If you’re always struggling financially, this too is a message. If you’re unhappy, frustrated, uninspired, these are all messages. Listen to what your life is saying to you. Read the signs that are being given. Notice what is out of sync and what is not working. Trust life to give you an accurate reflection of your choices, patterns and habits, both internally and externally. Our life is not a theoretical concept; it is a real time event happening to us and it is filled with information, so we should listen to what it is saying to us. We listen because we trust the truth it is revealing. We look into the mirror of our life to see what it is reflecting back to us. We need not be afraid of what it is showing us, even if the reflection is unflattering. The reflection we see is not an absolute truth carved in stone; rather it is information vibrating back to us about what’s happening in this moment of time. THE SACRED WOUND: The Sacred Wound is a term I use for the personal crises that each of us experience at different times in our lives. No one is immune to them, and they come at different times for different reasons. Crises happen because something wants to be noticed, something wants to be heard, or something is out of alignment. Sometimes it will be a financial crisis where we lose all we own and become bankrupt, or it could be a marriage breakup, or perhaps a serious illness. Whatever the crisis, it always shakes us to the core and makes us examine ourselves, our choices, our lifestyle, our beliefs. Nothing goes unexamined during a crisis, and that is why they are so valuable. Crises are never enjoyable but they are always valuable. They cause us to take notice and “listen” to our life, and that is why I call them sacred. They are life’s way of getting us to make changes, and without change [...]

About once a year I like to introduce our web audience to extraordinary people who are making a difference in the world. Sometimes they are artists or visionaries, and sometimes just ordinary people who do extraordinary things. I am presently in South Africa, where the story of Thulani Ndebele came to my attention. Thulani is from Zimbabwe, and his story of heroism and courage in helping his village people deserves to be shared, as it acts as an inspiration to all of us and shows the power of the will, when backed with vision, to make a difference. Thulani, a former teacher, left his impoverished village early one morning in January 2006. He headed south, carrying with him only what he was wearing and a plastic bag. The bag would act as a raincoat, and carried one day’s food. He told himself he was following a vision, that he had a mission to complete. His mission was to make it to South Africa and earn money for his village. He had no idea if he would make it to South Africa, or what he would find there if he did. He knew only that there was a better chance of him finding food and basic necessities for his family and fellow villagers in South Africa than there was in Zimbabwe. “You will be killed,” he was told by the villagers before he left, as roaming bandits and criminals prey on vulnerable wayfarers, but he assured himself that if his ancestors could make the journey on foot, so could he. And besides, what other choice did he have?  In the early 1820s, Thulani’s forefathers had fled KwaZulu-Natal during the height of King Shaka’s power. They had traveled north to Zimbabwe and settled in an area that became known as Matabeleland. Now, almost two centuries later, their great-great grandson was also fleeing the regime of a tyrannical dictator called Robert Mugabe. Thulani walked every step of the way, surviving by digging up wild plants, and when he arrived at the border three weeks later, he was greatly weakened by the ordeal. Now a new challenge began. He had no passport. After three days of waiting in the searing sun, a kind border official relented and gave him fifty Rand (five dollars) and a pair of shoes to continue his journey. Within hours of crossing the border, knife wielding thieves took his shoes, money and even the shirt he was wearing. His bare feet blistered, the bare skin on his back burned, but his will was still strong and he knew that, as bad as he had it, his people in the village had it even worse. The next day a farmer gave him twenty Rand (two dollars) and another pair of old shoes to continue his journey. After several more weeks he finally made it to Johannesburg. Here everything frightened him, the traffic, the sounds, the people, and he was forced to sleep on the streets with discarded cardboard being his only [...]