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12 May 2012

The Far Side of The Rainbow Bridge by John Cali & Barbara Clark

by John Cali | posted in: Blog, channeling, healing, health and well-being, inspiration, life and death, life purpose, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 4

We recently wrote an article, Farewell to Rosie, about the death of Barbara Clark’s dog, Rosie on May 2. After she died Barbara and I were talking on the phone that same day. Rosie suddenly appeared to me.

She gave me a short, clear message she wanted me to convey to Barbara. She said “I love you, Mom. Thank you for everything.”

For about a week after she died Rosie continued giving me short messages for Barbara, usually when Barbara and I were talking on the phone.… Read more

10 May 2012

Reader Question: Is Out-of-Body Experience Safe? by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Blog, channeling, healing, health and well-being, inspiration, life and death, life purpose, manifesting, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 18

One of our readers recently asked if out-of-body experiences are safe. Here’s part of her letter:

“Is the out-of-body experience safe? Is there any advantage or learning that takes place during an out-of-body experience? I have had the feeling of about to go out-of-body several times but I stop it.

“My chiropractor told me that it is the soul trying to leave the body and that you may not come back if you allow this to happen. He also said if you are startled to come back quickly that this will cause major health problems!… Read more

8 May 2012

How To Breathe by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Articles, Blog, healing, health and well-being, inspiration, life and death, life purpose, manifesting, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality, videos | 0

Sounds like a silly title, doesn’t it? Breathing is the most natural process, requiring no conscious attention to it. But most of us don’t know how to breathe well. Nor do we know how to tap into the tremendous power of simple breathing.

My spirit guides often recommend conscious, deliberate breathing exercises, especially to those with anxiety, fear, and other similar issues.

Spirit

One of the biggest challenges you face in your modern world is stress. Your technology, as powerful and useful as it is, is one major source of stress in your lives.… Read more

3 May 2012

Farewell to Rosie by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Blog, channeling, healing, inspiration, life and death, mind body soul, relationships, spirituality, videos | 18

Yesterday my dear friend, Barbara Clark, bid farewell to her beloved Rosie. Rosie, a rough collie, had been with Barbara over 14 years, almost since she was a newborn puppy.

I know many of you reading this care deeply for your own dogs, and for all animals. My spirit guides say we never lose those we love, human or animal. But still, we’re sad because we miss the warmth of their physical presence and the unconditional love shining brightly in their eyes.… Read more

1 May 2012

The Power of Pets by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Articles, Blog, healing, health and well-being, inspiration, life and death, life purpose, mind body soul, relationships, self-help, spirituality | 11

Today is the birthday of my last dog, Schnapsi. He was born 22 years ago, and he’s long since left me. But he’s still here.

Sound crazy? Let me explain — or, rather, let Spirit explain.

Spirit

You never lose those you love. You can pierce the veil of death with your awareness that life never ends.

Death is an illusion you have forced on yourselves. It is no more an ending than birth is. It is simply a new beginning, a new phase of your lives — your lives which are never-ending, eternal.… Read more

28 Apr 2012

What Is the Meaning of Our Dreams? by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Blog, channeling, health and well-being, inspiration, life purpose, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 8

A couple days ago a friend told me about a vivid prophetic dream she’d had. That night I also had a vivid dream. I was with one of my favorite cousins in a familiar setting — on the porch of the house in New York State where I grew up.

My cousin was making cynical, judgemental comments about a few people we both knew. I said to him “Why not assume the best about people?”

“Everybody?” he asked.

“Everybody,” I replied.… Read more

25 Apr 2012

Reverence For Life by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Blog, channeling | 16

Last night I sat down at my desk to read an article on the human-animal connection. As I glanced at the article I spied a tiny, fuzzy, rather cute little bug crawling over the paper. Was that a “coincidence?”

My first thought was to squash the bug. But that was so contrary to my chosen way of life — I do not believe in killing animals, even bugs.

With bugs I usually pick them up with a special “bug box” I have.… Read more

25 Apr 2012

What’s Your Story? by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Articles, Blog, healing, health and well-being, inspiration, law of attraction, life purpose, manifesting, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 8

One day as I was grocery shopping I happened to hear two ladies discussing their woes. I wasn’t eavesdropping, but could not help overhear them. They were not talking quietly.

Both were having health problems. They were describing their problems in great detail to each other. This went on for quite a while, and I finally moved to another part of the store, out of earshot.

I see nothing wrong with acknowledging problems, whether they be health issues or anything else.… Read more

20 Apr 2012

Are You Stressed Out? by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Blog, channeling, healing, health and well-being, inspiration, life purpose, manifesting, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 4

One of the most common complaints I hear in my work is how stressful the world and our lives are. There’s too much to do, and too little time to do it in. There are so many distractions demanding our attention and energy. The world seems filled with bad news.

How can we avoid stress and find peace of mind? It seems an impossible task in an impossible world. But it’s far from impossible. Here’s Spirit.

Spirit

Your world certainly seems filled with stress almost everywhere you look.… Read more

17 Apr 2012

How To Harness the Power of Meditation by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Articles, Blog, healing, health and well-being, inspiration, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 10

In private readings Spirit often advises people to meditate. I think that’s great advice. I’ve been meditating over 30 years, and it’s immeasurably enriched my life.

So how can you harness the power of meditation? I asked Spirit that question, and here’s what they said.

Spirit

The power of meditation lies in the fact it removes you from the distractions and attractions of your daily lives, for however long you meditate.

Meditation doesn’t have to take a long time. Even 10 or 15 minutes a day is fine.… Read more

11 Apr 2012

The Price of Sensitivity by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Articles, Blog, healing, health and well-being, inspiration, manifesting, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 8

One recent morning, as I was meditating, I felt a sudden, sharp, stabbing pain in my left leg. At first I had no idea what was going on.

The pain shook me out of my meditative state, and I got to thinking about what was happening. Then it came to me. A close friend was having some health problems, including sharp pains in his left leg.

I intuitively knew I was picking up from him the pain I was feeling. So I sent him love and healing energy.… Read more

5 Apr 2012

8 Signs Your Ego Is Controlling You: Followup by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Blog, channeling, healing, health and well-being, inspiration, law of attraction, life purpose, mind body soul, relationships, self-help, spirituality | 3

As promised, we’re doing a followup to our March 23 blog post, 8 Signs Your Ego Is Controlling You.

You may have noticed a common thread running through those 8 signs Spirit gave us in that post. To be honest, I didn’t notice it until I went back and re-read the post. That common thread is the lack of self-love.

So this week Spirit has given us some useful tips on learning to love ourselves more. Here they are:

Eliminate all self-criticism and self-judgement.

3 Apr 2012

Spirit Speaks Revisited by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Articles, Blog, health and well-being, inspiration, life purpose, manifesting, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 18

(NOTE: We wrote this many years ago, but never published the full article on our website.)

This past year has been a most fascinating and challenging one for me. As I look back on it from the perspective of hindsight, I realize how much I’ve grown — or, I should say, how much I’ve remembered. I’d like to briefly share with you part of my journey this past year. Perhaps something in my sharing will touch a chord deep within you — and help you, if only in some small way, along your path of remembering.… Read more

30 Mar 2012

Question: Should We Put Ourselves First? by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Blog, channeling, health and well-being, inspiration, life purpose, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 12

We received the following question from one of our readers:

“Should we put our self first in all things, or are we supposed to put others first?”

Spirit

You’ve probably often heard these admonitions:

Think only of others.
Love others unconditionally.
Put others before yourself.
Be of service to others.

Those are noble-sounding sentiments. But they will guarantee you a life of misery and joylessness.

You serve absolutely no one if you do not serve yourself first. For it is only when you appreciate and love yourself first that you are empowered to fully appreciate and love others.… Read more

27 Mar 2012

How’s Your Self-Esteem? by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Articles, Blog, healing, health and well-being, inspiration, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 0

I’ve been away from home the past 10 days. So this week we’re revisiting an earlier article on that perennial problem so many of us have — self-esteem. Read the article here.

P.S. We’ll be talking more about self-esteem in our blog the next few weeks.… Read more

23 Mar 2012

8 Signs Your Ego Is Controlling You by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Blog, channeling, health and well-being, inspiration, life purpose, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 2

What is your honest opinion of yourself? If you’re like many folks it’s probably not very high. Sometimes, perhaps often, you struggle with low self-esteem, a poor self-image. You find it hard to draw on your own inner resources to feel good about your life. So you become dependent upon resources outside yourself to make your life bearable.

Does that sound familiar? Is your ego making your life hell on earth?

Here are 8 signs your ego is controlling you:

You think poorly of yourself because of all your past “mistakes” and “failures.”

19 Mar 2012

Does Life Scare You to Death? by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Articles, Blog, health and well-being, inspiration, life and death, life purpose, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 2

Fear is one of the biggest challenges we humans deal with every day of our lives. But is there really anything to be afraid of — anything at all?

Does life scare you to death? If it does, a change in perspective is in order.

Neale Donald Walsch talks about the emotion of fear in this delightful video.

Since I’m travelling away from home this week, we’re resurrecting an old article we published on fear. Appropriately, it’s titled “Fear.”… Read more

19 Mar 2012

Fear by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Articles, Blog, health and well-being, life and death, life purpose, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 2

(This article was originally published October 21, 2008.)

This past week we’ve had a broad and intense discussion of fear at one of our new discussion forums. A timely subject, given the state of our world today.

I’m sure most of us know one of the greatest fears people have is fear of death. We talked at length about this particular fear in the movie Tuning In. Another closely related fear is that of growing old.

A couple days ago, I came across an interesting article on aging and dying.… Read more

17 Mar 2012

Buddhist Catholicism by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Blog, channeling, health and well-being, inspiration, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 15

Does that title sound like a contradiction in terms? How can you be Buddhist and Catholic?

The Washington Post has been following the story of a Roman Catholic priest denying communion to a lesbian at her mother’s funeral. And then he walked out on the funeral mass. You can imagine the furor that set off.

Not only was the lady lesbian, but she was also straddling the religious fence between Catholicism and Buddhism. She felt at home in both camps.

Several publications had some fiery comments on the story, and raised interesting questions.… Read more

14 Mar 2012

The Depression Epidemic: Followup by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Blog, channeling, healing, health and well-being, inspiration, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 4

We received some great feedback on our last blog post, The Depression Epidemic. The comments from one of our readers reminded me I had perhaps been a bit insensitive, albeit unintentionally, toward people who’ve found antidepressants helpful.

Here, slightly edited, are some excerpts from the comments, plus my responses:

Reader’s comments:

“I notice Dr. (Andrew) Weil is quoted as saying that drug-based medical solutions don’t work for half the people who take them. I am a member of the other half, and in my experience, when these drugs are appropriately prescribed, they do indeed treat the cause, rather than the effects, of severe depression.… Read more

12 Mar 2012

Messages from the Animals by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Articles, Blog, healing, inspiration, mind body soul, self-help, spirituality | 23

One recent evening after supper I happened to look out into my backyard. Standing there were five small deer, grazing on the sparse foliage of that late winter day.

Deer are such beautiful, gentle creatures. I love watching them. We’re blessed to have so many of them where I live.

As the deer grazed contentedly I stood there admiring their grace and beauty. I sent them loving energy, and they immediately looked me directly in the eye. We held that gaze for several long moments.… Read more

21 Dec 2011

Do You Believe in God? by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Blog, channeling | 10

I don’t know how many times my family and friends have asked me that question. Ever since they discovered I talk to angels and dead folks they’ve been wondering about my sanity.

Most of the people asking the question belong to a traditional religion, and often have a hard time with my spiritual path.

When I first started getting the question I would hesitate, usually managing only a half-baked answer.

That was then.

Now I realize the real question they’re asking is “Do you believe in my definition of God?”… Read more

20 Dec 2011

Wind In the Willows by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Articles, Blog | 2

John Cali

That title is from an old Christmas song of the same name. Though I am no longer Christian, I love the song’s lyrics. They convey a positive, uplifting message of love and joy.

The song’s story is about Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, and their travels all over the world bringing a message of peace and joy to all who would listen. The story is clearly fictional, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is the message.

Here’s the heart of the message:

“With the wind in the willows and the birds in the sky, there’s a bright sun to warm us wherever we lie.… Read more

17 Dec 2011

The Spirit of Christmas by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Blog, channeling | 14

I don’t pay much attention to the mainstream news, though I do browse through it quickly now and then, just so I have some idea of what’s going on in the world. Though there’s a lot more going on in the world than what the news media publish, which is mostly “bad” news. There’s more good news than bad. But we rarely see it in the headlines.

I’m fascinated by the so-called “War on Christmas.” It seems to me our world is obsessed with war.… Read more

19 Oct 2010

Dogs and God by John Cali

by John Cali | posted in: Articles, Blog, health and well-being, inspiration, John Cali, life and death, mind body soul, relationships, self-help, spirituality | 0

Spirit has said our pets are often our spiritual teachers. Intriguing idea, isn’t it?
John Cali

In July this year we wrote an article, Heart to Heart. In that article Spirit said this:

“Animals, especially your domestic pets (as you call them) — and especially dogs and cats — are more often than not your teachers. They have little to learn from you. But you have much to learn from them.”

I know many of us dearly love our pets and often treat them as revered family members.

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