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LIGHT AND LIFE JOURNAL

JIM CLEVELAND

Jim Cleveland's new action-adventure novel, Dark Riders, is now available at Author House

FROM CYNICISM TO HEROISM

Xavier Thorn stripped his life down to the essentials he needed to strike at the Mafia – an angry cynicism that he yearned to turn heroic, along with an arsenal of weapons and explosives and the vision of a one-man crusade for justice that he saw nowhere in society. And then two mysterious women appeared.

POETRY

HUMOR

READING LESSON (no spelling required)

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too

Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh?
yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!


BRIGHTEN AND LIGHTEN your life with our Lighten Life Blogspot - yours for beautiful and inspiring videos that fill your senses, and for a wide array of thoughtful Humor! Check us out and send us your offerings to share.  Jokes and videos welcome.

Jim's new Humor CD is now available at CD Baby

Grinning Through Apocalypse
One Armageddon at a Time!
by Jim Cleveland, F/X by Mark Austin

OUTRAGES! IDIOCIES! ... and more!

Serio-Comic and Satirical  Sketches and Acts. Includes Dante's Inferno Schermno; Little Richard, Philosophical Giant; Chickens of the Road, Literary Division, with Shakespeare, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Dr. Seuss; Interfaith Las Vegas, the Pupae of Irony, the Great Corny Act, In at Out There Bookz, Songs of Life, and New Millennium Blues.
 

LIBRARY

ART / PHOTOGRAPHY

NEW!

The Art of Orna Ben-Shoshan. Artist Orna Ben-Shoshan conceives the images she paints through channeling. All of her paintings are completed in her mind before she transfers them onto the canvas. Her metaphysical work infuses deep spiritual experience with subtle humor. Her Major motivation as a visual artist is to share her visions with others to expand their consciousness and inspire new ways of thinking.

To see more of her artwork, please visit: www.ben-shoshan.com

Orna’s life-long interest in metaphysics and mysticism has led her to study the Kabalah and alternative philosophies. She shares her wide and diverse knowledge in articles and short essays that were published in magazines worldwide alongside her paintings.



ART IN SAND. Kseniya Simonova created an amazing sand animation and appeared on "Ukraine's Got Talent" TV show. Here is a video of her at work.

The Art of Annett Bank:
"My work is based around the philosophy of art as spiritual practice and I am interested in learning about and representing the true nature of our reality. Currently I am studying ancient esotericism and mysticism and feel most drawn to the concept of being ‘light & fluid’. It assumes no boundaries of our consciousness, and no limitation to the human form and mind. In other words one is not confined to one's body alone, instead is connected to all that is. This particularly fascinated me, especially seen in the context of our modern day existence."

Find her work at: Saffron Art Gallery Battle and the Orion Contemporary Gallery. Annett Bank's Blog: The Spiritual Artist

MUSIC

VIDEO

NEW! Presentation on The Stillness by Jim Cleveland.

Inspirational slide presentation: The Great Physician.

WORLD IN TURMOIL

In these times of quickening global crisis, artists are showing frustration, anger, and rebellion, and an intense desire for higher values. Some are seeing light at the end of Apocalypse; others don't.

Even with high hopes for a new US government, humankind will remain racked with the legitimate fears of terrorism, economic ruin, environmental disasters,  corruption, and raging conflicts in several countries.

As we face a new year, L&L urges your prayers for the human family, your empathy for others, and your active service to implant higher ideals in this critical time of tumultuous changes.

Here, we invite you to explore with us, and learn lessons from the creative works that express the rages of the time.
 

SACRED ACTIVISM. Here is a series of videos and a presentation by Andrew Harvey which provides insightful and valuable information about spirituality in our evolving times.

PHENOMENA

VISION

BRINGERS of the LIGHT

Hello Spiritual Seekers,
We’ve had this lighthouse open for some 15 years, exploring the spiritual universe and finding many networking opportunities. We’ve discovered people and movements whom we admire, support & with whom we are working with in some way. We share with you our partnering Light Bringers.

Truthout is a full-service news agency dedicated to establishing a powerful, stable voice for independent journalism. The core of our mission is educational, as we believe the biggest impediment to responsible decision-making is a lack of information. We provide citizens with reader-supported news instead of advertiser-supported news. Our direction is one of social progress, as we attempt to shed light on issues of vital interest to the community such as health care, the environment, international relations and human rights.


 

The PATHWORK is a body of practical spiritual wisdom that lays out a step-by-step journey into personal transformation and wholeness, down to the very core of our being. It is a voyage of discovery to the Real Self through the layers of our defenses, denial and fear. The map for this journey to the Real Self is in 258 lectures given by Eva Pierrakos over a 30-year period. We invite you into this inspiring world of astonishing clarity and wisdom. www.pathwork.org
 

ALL, the Association for Light and Life, represents a Oneness in spiritual service, above & beyond dogma & onto a higher ground of altruistic sharing. Comprised of Urantia Book readers & a diversity of spiritual seekers & servers, ALL-supported programs are at: lightandlife.us.
 

HUMANITY’S TEAM celebrates the Oneness of Spirit globally. Author Neale Donald Walsch’s Conversations with God & other books have inspired & supported the movement. Stewards are needed in administrative & creative roles across the world. humanitysteam.org
 

UNITY FELLOWSHIP: An all-loving, service-giving religious fellowship that celebrates truth and goodness & the shining example of Jesus. “Let there be peace on earth, & let it begin with me.” Find a fellowship in your area. www.unityfellowship.org.

Unity principles:

1. There is only one Presence and one Power active as the universe and as my life: God the Good.

2. Our essence is of God; therefore we are inherently good. this God essence, called the Christ, was fully expressed in Jesus.

3. We are co-creators with God, creating reality through thoughts held in mind.

4. Through prayer and meditation, we align our heart-mind with God. Denials and affirmations are tools we use.

5. Through thoughts, words and actions, we live the Truth we know.

THE UNITY PRAYER OF PROTECTION:
 

The light of God surrounds me.

The love of God enfolds me.

The power of God protects me.

The presence of God watches over me.

Wherever I am, God is ...

and all is well.

(Prayer of Protection by James Dillet Freeman)
 

The Natural News Network is a non-profit collection of public education websites covering topics that empower individuals to make positive changes in their health, environmental sensitivity, consumer choices and informed skepticism. The Natural News Network is owned and operated by Truth Publishing International, Ltd., a Taiwan corporation. It is not recognized as a 501(c)3 non-profit in the United States, but it operates without a profit incentive, and its key writer, Mike Adams, receives absolutely no payment for his time, articles or books other than reimbursement for items purchased in order to conduct product reviews.

The vast majority of content is freely given away at no charge. We offer thousands of articles and dozens of downloadable reports and guides (like the Honest Food Guide) that are designed to educate and empower individuals, families and communities so that they may experience improved health, awareness and life fulfillment.

DEEP NEWS. Author Russ Baker's new site brings the world a deeper level of news, under and behind the secrets and duplicities that twist and turn our institutions into a vacuous but insidious haze. These journalists and their stories cut to the real and deeper issues, the ones that most affect our lives, and expose corruption where they find it.


The Solari Report gives you Catherine Austin Fitts' unique perspective on what's really happening with world issues affecting your assets and your life. These briefings with Catherine take place 3-times a month by phone. They are recorded so you can listen live or at your leisure. Subscribers receive access to a complete archive of Solari Reports in MP3 format. http://solari.com/


From The Wilderness Publications (1998-2006) archival site. The FTW legacy continues at http://www.mikeruppert.blogspot.com with the best analysis, and compilation of breaking news stories anywhere. For all things Michael C. Ruppert as well as a complete list of his books, appearances, writings and DVDs please visit http://www.rubiconworks.com.


Consumers Union (CU) is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves. The organization was founded in 1936 when advertising first flooded the mass media. Consumers lacked a reliable source of information they could depend on to help them distinguish hype from fact and good products from bad ones. Since then CU has filled that vacuum with a broad range of consumer information. To maintain its independence and impartiality, CU accepts no outside advertising and no free samples and employs several hundred mystery shoppers and technical experts to buy and test the products it evaluates.
 

HalliburtonWatch.org is a project of Essential Information, a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, and the Center for Corporate Policy, a nonprofit, non-partisan organization working to stop corporate threats to democracy.

Essential Information is involved in a variety of projects to encourage citizens to become active and engaged in their communities. It provides information to the public on important topics neglected by the mass media and policymakers. It also publishes books and reports and operates a monthly magazine, Multinational Monitor. It sponsors investigative journalism conferences and provides writers and citizen activists with grants to pursue investigations on public policy matters. Essential Information also operates information clearinghouses which disseminate information to grassroots organizations in the United States and the Third World. Essential Information is based in Washington, DC.

The Center for Corporate Policy is a public interest organization working to curb corporate abuses and make corporations publicly accountable. It is also based in Washington, DC.

Consumer Watchdog is a  consumer group that has been fighting corrupt corporations and crooked politicians since 1985. Over the years, Watchdog has saved Americans billions of dollars and improved countless lives by speaking out on behalf of patients, ratepayers and policyholders. Big Business has an endless amount of money and thousands of lobbyists working every day to protect and increase their profits - no matter who it hurts. We get in their way and work to protect and improve the lives of American consumers and taxpayers.


michaelmoore.com Follow Mike's cinematic crusades

against corruption and rotten politics.





The Sunlight Foundation is committed to helping citizens, bloggers and journalists be their own best watchdogs, by improving access to existing information and digitizing new information, and by creating new tools and websites to enable all of us to collaborate in fostering greater transparency.







Truth Contest. Do You Know the Truth? Can you tell it?

Everyone should be interested in spreading a universal truth, a truth that can be checked, that can unite all mankind.  We cannot survive the divisions that separate us.  They result in wars and destruction of the environment.  We need to find our common ground. Here's one.




Spirit Library provides daily e-mail collections of inspired and channeled messages from a variety of teachers, including Neale Donald Walsch, Deepak Chopra, Archangel Michael, and the Pleiadians.

THE CHURCH WITHIN: Daniel Megow launched this online ministry in the early 1990s, when we both were forming our spiritual service missions. These Sunday sermons have reached millions and offer an archival treasury of the most fragrant and inspiring altruistic spiritual lessons and soul-warming stories of the age. www.churchwithin.org.

The CHRIST CONSCIOUSNESS CENTER: Longtime friend Donna D’Ingillo brings peace & clarity into lives through generational healing techniques that restore & build relationships with our Universal Parents. http://www.ctrforchristcon.org/

PEERS & FRED BURKS, a former Presidential interpreter & one of the world’s premier whistleblowers of government & corporate corruption. He balances his exposure of evil with the celebration of Spiritual Goodness:
These empowering websites are coordinated by Fred’s nonprofit PEERS network:
http://www.momentoflove.org - Every person in the world has a heart
http://www.WantToKnow.info - Reliable, verifiable information on major cover-ups
http://www.inspiringcommunity.org - Building a Global Community for All
http://www.weboflove.org - Strengthening the Web of Love that interconnects us all

The mission of the Center for Public Integrity is to produce original investigative journalism about significant public issues to make institutional power more transparent and accountable.

NORML's mission is to move public opinion sufficiently to achieve the repeal of marijuana prohibition so that the responsible use of cannabis by adults is no longer subject to penalty.

Here are some historical quotes about hemp/cannabis and a collection of facts from Robbie Genner at the Huffington Post.

"Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of
sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica." - Abraham Lincoln (from a
letter written by Lincoln during his presidency to the head of the Hohner
Harmonica Company in Germany)

"Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth & protection of the country." -
Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President

"Make the most you can of the Indian Hemp seed and sow it everywhere." -
George Washington, U.S. President

"We shall, by and by, want a world of hemp more for our own consumption." -
John Adams, U.S. President

"Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an
individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they should
be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession
of marihuana in private for personal use... Therefore, I support
legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all Federal criminal
penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of marihuana." - Jimmy
Carter, U.S. President

"I inhaled frequently. That was the point." - Barack Obama, U.S. President

"The war on drugs has been an utter failure. We need to rethink and
decriminalize our nation's marijuana laws." -Barack Obama, January 2004

"The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full
utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight,
sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad
and dangerous world." - Carl Sagan, renown scientist, astronomer,
astrochemist, author and TV host

"Why use up the forests which were centuries in the making and the mines
which required ages to lay down, if we can get the equivalent of forest and
mineral products in the annual growth of the hemp fields?" - Henry Ford,
whose first Model-T was constructed from hemp fibers and built to run on
hemp gasoline

"Prohibition. . . goes beyond the bound of reason in that it attempts to
control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things
that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very
principles upon which our government was founded" -Abraham Lincoln

"The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by
the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the
government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be
enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this
country is closely connected with this." - Albert Einstein quote on Hemp

"That is not a drug. It's a leaf." - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of
California

"I now have absolute proof that smoking even one marijuana cigarette is
equal in brain damage to being on Bikini Island during an H-bomb blast" -
Ronald Reagan

"If the words 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness' don't include
the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration
of Independence isn't worth the hemp it was written on." - Terence McKenna

The first Bibles, maps, charts, Betsy Ross's flag, the first drafts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were made from hemp.

80% of all textiles, fabrics, clothes, linen, drapes, bed sheets, etc. were made from hemp until the 1820s with the introduction of the cotton gin.

It was legal to pay taxes with Hemp in America from 1631 until the early 1800s.

Refusing to grow Hemp in America during the 17th and 18th Centuries was against the law. You could be jailed in Virginia for refusing to grow hemp from 1763 to 1769.

Rembrants, Gainsboroughs, Van Goghs as well as most early canvas paintings were principally painted on hemp linen.

In 1916, the U.S. Government Dept. of Agriculture predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees need to be cut down.

For thousands of years, 90% of all ships' sails and rope were made from hemp. The word 'canvas' is Dutch for cannabis.

Hemp fuel is non-toxic, biodegradable and does not contribute to sulfur dioxide air poisoning.

In Feb. 1938, Popular Mechanics called Hemp a 'Billion Dollar Crop.' It was the first time a cash crop had a business potential to exceed a billion dollars.

Click this link for an introduction to the broad range of emerging clinical applications for cannabis and its various compounds.
 

DPA Network is the nation's leading organization working to end the war on drugs. We envision new drug policies based on science, compassion, health and human rights and a just society in which the fears, prejudices and punitive prohibitions of today are no more. Read more about DPA Network.


INNERLIFE International is working to spiritually uplift the planet through love, mercy and ministry in service programs enlightened by Spirit. Review their programs at www.innerlifeinternational.org/

Also visit and array of LIGHT AND LIFE activists, spiritually and politically progressive people working for a better world.

MASTERY OF MEDITATION. Anmol Mehta offers the free Mastery of Meditation newsletter for the newest developments, free videos and online courses and upcoming events. If you desire to be a master of meditation, Kundalini yoga and Zen, meet Anmol and enjoy his online community.

From India with Love. Visit our friends at Mystica Music. Listen & download MP3 music in Indian classical, instrumental, Sufi, new age, meditation, and devotional genres by the country's top artists.

PURCHASE BOOKS

PURCHASE CDS

PURCHASE T-SHIRTS

BEYOND CYNICISM
Liberating Voices from the Spirit Within.

Jim Cleveland, with soul-lifting  transmissions from the OneTeam.




THE ALIEN INTIMACIES
This spiritual sci-fi adventure features benevolent visiting extraterrestrials, as well as altered state travel back to the roots of planetary civilization and the Lucifer Rebellion.



THE EDGE OF DARK LIGHT
As winter snows hit his mountain village, Jason faces mysterious death threats, an enigmatic woman reporter, and a young girl with a bizarre resemblance to a lost lover. En route to join a pivotal weekend is a violent protagonist, Santos, who may be an avenging extraterrestrial soldier, leaving a wake of death & destruction in his path.

FIND THEM AT
www.authorhouse.com/BookStore
 

CELESTIAL FUSIONS: REALITIES OF THE TEACHING MISSION
Transmissions of Celestial Teachers received & read by Jim Cleveland, with musical selections by Mark Austin and friends. Includes transmitted messages from Tarkas, Bakim, Elisha, Nero, Andrew, Abraham, Mantoube Melchizedek & Christ Michael on these quickening times of  spiritual transformation.

THE SOUL SERIES
This collection of Urantia-inspired spiritual poetry interlaced with music by Mark Austin includes a host of guest artists.

JESUS OF URANTIA: IN HIS OWN WORDS  by Jim Cleveland & Mark Austin. Spoken words by and about Jesus from the Urantia Papers revelation, with music suites and bridges. Narrated by Jim Cleveland & Stephanie Gjerde.

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