Conscious Community Magazine

By Theresa Puskar During this curious time, when our lives are filled with greatmystery and a future that lacks any kind of certainty, it is my deepest belief that the most powerful way we can contribute to the world is by cultivating our sense of inner peace. How can we …

  By Donna Stellhorn The month of December brings a solar eclipse, two planets changing signs, and an important square. There are quite a few opportunities for you during the month if you’re willing to step a little outside your comfort zone. There are also choices to be made related …

by Matthew B. James, MA, Ph.D. – “The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it’s your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can’t package stress, touch it or see it. There are only people engaged in stressful thinking.” — Wayne Dyer A …

By Angel Carlton  What would your life be like if you truly believed that all change happens for your benefit? Would that make you break out into a happy dance? Get your dancing shoes ready, because the more aware you become of life’s unpredictable circumstances, the quicker you’ll see how change always works to your advantage. Understanding …

By Irina Kuznetsova and Karim Raimbekov  Stuffing 1/2 cup of soaked brown rice 1/2 cup of soaked mung beans 1 lb of red or white cabbage 2 to 3 bay leaves 1 to 2 teaspoons avocado oil ½ teaspoon black pepper 2 sprigs fresh mint 1 teaspoon thyme 1/2teaspoon sea …

By Ellen Grace O’Brian A grateful heart is a magnet that draws to us what is harmonious and good. This idea is reflected in a playful metaphysical adage: not, “We see things as they are,” but, “We see things as we are.” In other words, our state of mind and consciousness color …

  By Lori Daniel Falk As this issue goes to press we are in the throes of one of the most heavily disputed political elections of all time. To say that these are tumultuous times would be an understatement! At every point in history, even during deeply tumultuous times, there …

  By Bernadette Evans  It’s a busy month with the election and Thanksgiving. This month, you may feel the need to act, but you’re unsure what that action is exactly. You just feel the time is now. Jupiter conjuncts Pluto for the third and final time on Nov. 12. They …

 By Gloria C. De Pietro Born prematurely and later diagnosed with a life-threatening childhood disease, I spent much of my early youth in hospitals. I painted The Red Doors in my 30s, a good 35 years later. I didn’t think much about the painting after I had done it, but for …

  By Alan Cohen I was honored to meet Morten Lauridsen, a genius musician considered by many to be the world’s greatest living composer
of choral music. He is widely respected for his stirring opus,
“Lux Aeterna” (“Eternal Light”). Morten told me that one of
his dear friends, a conductor who often conducts …