Dear Friends,

Tomorrow night the Thursday Mindshifters Group in Crystal Lake will be watching the lecture by Dr. Michael Ryce titled: Purpose, Personal  Power, and Commitment.  We will then begin working on the process of constructing, and “fine tuning” our individual Secondary Purpose statements as described in the lecture.  This work fits beautifully with the “Mayan Calendar and Consciousness” lecture we have watched for the last three weeks.  The main point of the lecture by Ian Xel Lungold was that we have the ability to tune into things,  energies, forces, purposes, other than just what our physical eyes and ears reveal to us.

In Ian’s lecture he described how the Mayan culture used calendars which tracked thirteen different aspects of Personal Intent, and twenty different aspects of energy from Divine Plan.  This helped each person be clear each day, about why they chose to be born, and how their personal intent could work with, and be amplified by, the energy of Divine Plan for that day.  In a similar way,  when one creates their individual Secondary Purpose and uses it to help focus the use of their time, intelligence, money, and energy, it results in an amplification of their personal power and effectiveness in life.

Join us tomorrow for this wonderful lecture and worksheet process.  The Thursday Mindshifter Group is held from 6:30 – 9:00 pm at 800 McHenry Ave. Suite B. Crystal Lake, IL.  Please RSVP to thayes@ch4cs.com  – as seating in limited.  Cost is $25 per person.

We Come From Love, We Are Made Of Love, We Are Love!  Everything else is false.

Dear Friends,

On Thursday evening the Mindshifters Group watched the last hour of the lecture by Ian Xel Lungold on the Mayan Calendar system and the idea of Consciousness, and awareness.  Ian makes the point in his three  hour lecture that whatever a person chooses to focus on is what that person becomes conscious of.  We have the infinite capacity to choose the focus of our conscious awareness, and that is how we create our experience of life.

Ian demonstrates how our culture has become completely focused only on the physical world and therefore we are only aware of the physical world.  Our consciousness has become focused only on the intersection of time and place – the physical world.  In the Mayan culture they had at least two other reference points to help establish their conscious awareness and determine what they want to do with their lives.  These other two reference points were, one of the twenty aspects of Divine Plan, and one of the thirteen aspects of Personal Intention.

Each day when people awoke in the Mayan culture, they had calendar which would let them  know the day of the year in terms of the earth moving around the sun, and they also had two other calendars which let them know the energy of the Divine Plan for that day, and the energy of their Personal Intention for that day.   This helped orient their consciousness to help them know what their life purpose was, each and every day.

There really are no words for the difference between living your life “On Purpose”, and just existing from day to day, or living simply focused on what one can gain in the physical world.  I strongly encourage anyone who is willing to create their own “Life Purpose” and use that Purpose to guide their actions day to day.

Thanks again to all those who support this work.  I look forward to this coming week when I will once again be hosting two Mindshifter Groups – One on Tuesday evening in Woodstock, IL and one on Thursday evening in Crystal Lake, at my office.  Both groups run from 6:30 – 9:00 pm.

We Come From Love, We Are Made Of Love, We Are Love!  Everything else is false.

Dear Friends,
I am blessed to be able to report that I attended another wonderful Mindshifters group last night in Woodstock, IL at the Unity Spiritual Center, and there were fifteen other people in attendance. The group watched the first hour of the lecture on Consciousness and the Mayan Calendars, and then one of our members did a very powerful Reality Management Worksheet. This is the primary tool we work with in these groups, because it allows us to remove unproductive and unhealthy energies from our mind/body energy systems. The group member who did the primary worksheet last night, got in touch with and removed energies and emotions from his system which had been negatively influencing his life for over fifteen years. The Loving support of the other group members and the power and efficiency of this tool are all part of why I say that the Mindshifters Groups are the highlight of my weeks, and have been for the past nine years.

I look forward to sharing these tools again tomorrow night with the Thursday Evening Mindshifters group which meets at 800 McHenry Ave. Suite B, Crystal Lake, IL. We start promptly at 6:30 and people can arrive as early as 6:15 pm. We will show the third hour of the lecture on Consciousness and the Mayan Calendars, and of course, demonstrate the Reality Management Worksheet process again.

If you choose to join us tomorrow night, please RSVP to thayes@ch4cs.com as seating is limited in the Thursday group. Please remember that there is a $25 per session fee for the Thursday group in Crystal Lake. I would appreciate it if you forward this note to anyone you feel may be interested.

We Come From Love, We Are Made Of Love, We Are Love! Everything else is false.

Thanks to those who attended the Thursday night Mindshifters Group in Crystal Lake, IL. We watched the second hour of the three hour lecture on Consciousness and the Mayan Calendars. In this hour of the lecture Ian Xel Lungold talked about how Consciousness and the rate of creation have been speeding up since the beginning of creation. He also talked about how the human brain/mind is just a tool, and that it is not what makes us who we are. We each have an individual consciousness which makes us who we are, and that consciousness is capable of far more than the physical brain/mind.

Ian talked about how the human brain/mind is only capable of thinking 24 thoughts, or pictures per second, and that Consciousness is capable of billions of thoughts per second. He discussed the implications of creating a society in which the entire focus of our thoughts and awareness is placed on physical things, and therefore relies completely upon the brain/mind to interact with the world. This means that we are trying to keep up with an ever increasing rate of consciousness and creation with a brain/mind which is only capable of processing 24 thoughts or pictures per second. The result is that we are going to feel more and more stressed and overwhelmed and this leads to various escapes, such as drugs, medications, distractions, and eventually overwhelm and unconsciousness.

Ian discussed how the level of overwhelm is the mother of all addictions, and the father of all suicides. The solution to this of course is to start paying attention to things other than just the physical realm, and increase our awareness of our higher consciousness which is capable of much more than the human brain/mind. As Einstein said, “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” This will certainly lead to more and more overwhelm.

After the lecture we had a discussion and the group supported me in doing a Reality Management Worksheet on an issue that has been resonating some fear for me recently. The process was very powerful and I got in touch with and released some energy which has been with me since grade school. When I clearly crafted my goal for the other person in my life today, (who seems to be the trigger for the fear I am experiencing), and then canceled that goal, I had a vivid memory of events in grade school. At that time I was almost always chosen last to be a member of a team on the playground. As I got in touch with my fear and sadness from grade school and shed a few tears with the intensity of the energy, I also saw that the only thing that felt worse for me than being the last one picked, was being the second to the last one picked and watching the hurt and sadness on the face of the person who was left.

As I breathed and cried and focused on Loving thoughts for myself and all those involved, I became aware of the connection between those events in grade school and the situation today. The person who seems to be the trigger for my fear, has in the past few weeks, revealed to me that they were isolated socially when they were young. The fear I have been feeling has been connected with confronting this other person about different ideas we have about how things should be done. I have been avoiding this confrontation because it has felt too intense to deal with. Now I know why that situation has felt so intense to me. With the worksheet process and the Loving support of the group, it now feels much more possible to have the needed conversation, and handle whatever emotions need to be dealt with as a result.
Thanks to all those who attend Mindshifter Groups and Lovingly support people like me in dismantling the negative emotions and energies from the past, and therefore make it easier for all of us to stay consciously aware of our True nature as Love.

We Come From Love, We Are Made Of Love, We Are Love! Everything else is false.

Dear Friends,

As I mentioned in my last post,  we  will continue watching the lecture on the Mayan Calendars and Consciousness.  In the lecture so far, Ian has invited us to question the nature of consciousness and how our individual consciousness is shaped  by the  culture we live in, and the values that culture promotes.  He also invited us to question the role of a calendar in a culture and how the calendar serves to focus the attention of a culture on exactly what that culture values.

In the next section of the lecture, Ian encourages us to question whether or not we ‘ARE’, our minds, (our brains).  Ian proposes that the mind is simply a tool and in this sense he is referring to the physical brain and how fast it can process information.  He asks us to question whether there is something other than the physical brain which contains our consciousness, and what implications this may have for our lives if it is true.

Please join us tomorrow night from 6:30 – 9:00 PM for the next section of the lecture on the Mayan Calendars, discussion and Reality Management Worksheet process.  We will be located at 800 McHenry Ave. Suite B in Crystal Lake, IL 60014.  RSVP to thayes@ch4cs.com seating is limited.

Please feel free to forward this notice to anyone  you feel  may be interested in attending, either tomorrow or anytime in the future, as this is an ongoing group each Thursday evening from 6:30 – 9:00 PM.

We Come From Love, We Are Made  Of Love, We Are Love!  Everything else is false.

Dear Friends,

Thank you to all who have supported this work and a special thanks to those who attended the first Thursday night Mindshifters Group in Crystal Lake last night.  We watched the first hour and twenty minutes of the lecture on the Mayan Calendars by Ian Xel Lungold and the group was very engaged and is very eager to see the rest of the lecture.  Next week we will watch more of the lecture at the Thursday night Mindshifters Group and you are welcome to join us.

The key points Ian addressed in the first part of his lecture relate to “Consciousness” and what Ian states is the primary Law for us as humans, which is, “What I pay attention to is what I become conscious of.”  This becomes very important in the lecture as Ian demonstrates how the Gregorian Calendar, which is the calendar of commerce on this planet, is focused completely on the physical world, and the movement of our physical planet around our star – called by us the sun.  When you stop to consider that many previous cultures had other calendars which did not relate to the number of times our planet moved around our sun, then you realize that those calendars must have been marking, or keeping track of something other than just the physical movement  of things.

This means that other cultures focused their awareness on –  and therefore developed a consciousness for –  things other than just the physical world.  If the Law that Ian talked about is actually in effect, then those other cultures became aware of things other than just the physical world, simply because they paid attention to those things.  In the same way that we have narrowed our focus in this culture to just the physical world, and therefore we are only aware of the physical – other cultures focused on things other than the physical world, and they became aware of things other than the physical.

One  of my favorite quotes from Einstein seems appropriate here. ”

Because we have chosen to buy into a calendar that  tracks nothing but the movement of physical objects, and have rejected most, if not all, other calendars which tracked spiritual, emotional, or ethereal energies, we are now only aware of the physical world.  We are mostly blind to spiritual, emotional, or other ethereal energies simply because we refuse to pay attention to them and therefore we are not “aware of” or “conscious” of them.

What other energies, worlds, or experiences might open up to us if we choose to open our awareness to them?  One of my favorite teachers is Guy Finley and he likes to say that one of the Laws we live with is that, “What we choose to focus our attention on, will – and must – teach us about itself.”  This seems to my mind to be related to the Law Ian talks about in this lecture, “What you pay attention to is what you become conscious of.”

I like to say it this way, “You have the infinite capacity to choose the focus of your conscious awareness in each moment, and the choice of your focus for your conscious awareness in each moment is what creates your experience of life.”  One of the questions in the group last night was, “Okay, so why do I have so much trouble choosing the focus of my conscious awareness?”  The answer lies in the fact that we are only aware of about 5% of our thoughts.  That means that 95% of my mental processing is in the subconscious and unconscious.  So, when I try to focus on things that are “positive” and Loving, and I keep thinking other, more negative thoughts, it can be seen as an “alarm system” in me, telling me that I have subconscious or unconscious material driving my focus.  I then need to learn, (and apply),  tools which help me uncover and then dismantle the negative or unproductive unconscious thoughts, emotions, and energies that are driving the decision to focus on things that are less than Loving.  These tools are exactly what we teach and support people in using in the Mindshfiters Groups.  These tools are also available FREE at www.whyagain.org.

What can you do to choose a different focus for your conscious awareness – each day and each moment – and how might you use that to create a more Loving experience of your life?

We Come From Love, We Are Made Of Love, We Are Love!  Everything  else is false.

Dear Friends,

This Thursday evening from 6:30 – 9:00 pm, I will be showing the first hour of an incredible video lecture that will challenge you to question some of your most basic beliefs.  This is a lecture about the Mayan Calendar and it is far from the hype and doomsday prophecies that occupied the news a few years ago.  This lecture offers some different perspectives on cultures in general and our culture specifically.  This lecture discusses some of the things that many other cultures have known and used to base their lives and relationships, which our materialistic culture has denied, ignored, and at times persecuted.

If you would like to see one  of my favorite lectures, join us this Thursday from 6:30 – 9:00 pm at 800 McHenry Ave. Suite B in Crystal Lake, IL 60014.  This will be the first in an open ended group that will run each Thursday from 6:30 – 9:00 pm.  The investment is $25 per person per session and the group will be run in such way that each session will have value on its own.  We will watch an hour of a video,  or listen to an hour of an audio from one of my favorite teachers, and then have some discussion before actually using one of the practical tools we offer to improve the quality of your life, emotions, relationships, and physical well-being.

The title of the lecture we will watch on Thursday is: The Condor Flies to The Eagle – a discussion of the Mayan Calendars.

Please RSVP to thayes@ch4cs.com as seating is limited in this new space of my newly expanded office.  This is the same address and location as my office of the past 15 years, however we have expanded and I now have an office large enough to accommodate 10 to 12 people per session.  Please feel free to forward this email to anyone you think may be interested in attending this or future group sessions.

We Come From Love, We Are Made Of Love, We Are Love!  Everything else is false.

Dear Friends,

I have received several questions about the last post announcing the new group I will be starting in Crystal Lake, IL at my newly expanded office, and I want to clarify a few things.

To begin with, I will still be running the group in Woodstock, IL on Tuesday nights from 6:30 – 9:00 pm.  The group there is hosted by the Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock and is located at 225 W. Calhoun, just a block or two from the Woodstock Square.  The Unity Spiritual Center has been kind enough to host us for four or more years now, and they suggest a $5 Love offering for those who can afford it, but no one is turned away for lack of funds.  Thank you to Rev. Tom and all those who keep the Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock running smoothly for providing us with a lovely and welcoming space for that Mindshifters Group!

The new group will be meeting on Thursday nights at my office in Crystal Lake – 800 McHenry Ave. Suite B, Crystal Lake, IL 60014.  This group will also begin promptly at 6:30 and run until 9:00 pm.  I will need to charge $25 per person per session, in order to help with the overhead of my office.

I have decided that the opening group, maybe the first two, will be watching the video of a lecture on the Mayan Calendar titled, “The Condor Flies To The Eagle”.  It is a three hour lecture, but we will watch an hour of it during the first group on October 30th, 2014.  This is a wonderful lecture on the way we have been systematically “conditioned” to focus solely on the physical aspects of our lives, by our culture and by the adoption of a calendar that tracks nothing other than the physical movement of our planet around our sun.  The message of this lecture is hopeful and upbeat, and it provides some excellent “food for thought” for anyone working to expand their horizons.

Please RSVP, (thayes@ch4cs.com), and join us for this stimulating video, and/or share this message with any friends you have whom you feel would benefit from the group, or this video.

We Come From Love,  We Are Made Of Love, We Are Love! Everything else is false.

Dear Friends,

I have the great joy of announcing  that I will be offering a group meeting at my newly expanded office in Crystal Lake, IL.  The group will be offered from 6:30 – 9:00 pm on Thursday evenings.  The first group will be held on Thursday October 30th and begin promptly at 6:30 pm.  My office is located at 800 McHenry Ave. Suite B in Crystal Lake.

Some of you may not know that I have derived such benefit from these tools that I have chosen to donate my time, one night a week, for the past nine years to facilitating a group just  like this.  I frequently get asked why I donate my time to this activity.  The simple answer is because I get so much out of using the tools, that the quality of my life has improved dramatically from applying these tools to the “upsets” in my life.  The longer answer would talk about the value I receive from being surrounded each week by people who are dedicated to improving their lives, and supporting others who are doing the same.

I anticipate that the structure and format of the group will be that of the Mindshifters Group which I have facilitated for the past nine years.  However, I am open to input on what is needed from those who attend.  I will need to charge a $25 fee per person, per session in order to cover overhead for the new office space.  I will be offering the tools and wisdom of teachers like Dr. Michael Ryce, Guy Finley, Dale Allen Hoffman, J. Krishnamurti, Anthony DeMello, The Way of Mastery, and select others.

The purpose of the group will be to teach, and support people in using practical tools to improve their emotional lives, their relationships, and their physical and mental well-being.  I will begin most groups with an hour of a video,  or audio, presentation by one the master teachers listed above, followed by a segment of time for questions, and then the use of one or more of the practical tools.

I will  be happy to answer any questions you may have about this group by email at thayes@ch4cs.com.

I would greatly appreciate it if you forwarded this to anyone you know who may benefit from  attending this group.

It has been a privilege and an honor to facilitate the Mindshifters group for the past nine years, and I look forward to extending that privilege and honor to a second evening of the week beginning on October 30th, at 6:30 pm.

Please let me know by email if you plan to attend, as seating is limited.

We Come From Love, We Are Made of Love, We Are Love!  Everything else is false.

Dear Friends,

I just wanted to remind you that there are four more opportunities to experience a Master Teacher doing live presentations of some of the most powerful Life-Changing tools I have ever encountered.  Tonight, Thursday and Friday from 7:00 – 9:30 pm and then again on Sunday from 1:00 – 5:00 pm, Dr. Michael Ryce will give FREE workshops on the topcis of: The Circle of Life and How to Play It!, Laws of Living, Getting The Stress You Need, – and Sunday’s talk: Why Is This Happening To Me Again?

I have heard several stories from people who have attended these workshops the last three days, and they are all heart-warming.  However there have been a couple of people who were never exposed to this work before who have contacted me to say that what they learned has already changed their lives for the better.

You may well wonder how that is possible.  Words will never be able to describe how that is possible, but exposure to these tools and applying them to your own life issues will demonstrate it for you.

I strongly encourage you to attend one, or all of the remaining workshops and experience the energy, the tools,  and the transformation that is possible by applying these tools in your life.

Location:  Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock – 225 W. Calhoun, Woodstock, IL

Time: 7:00 – 9:30

Days: Wednesday 9-24, Thursday 9-25, Friday 9-26

Special Repeat Presentation Sunday 9-28-20214 1:00 – 5:00 pm – Why Is  This Happening To Me Again.

We Come From Love.  We Are Made Of Love.  We Are Love. Everything else is false.