The woman sits comfortably in the chair in her home office. She taps on the outside of one hand with the first two fingers of the other hand and says “Even though I’m afraid of spiders I deeply and completely accept myself.” She says it twice more, concentrating on her fear. Then she moves her index finger to the inner corner of her eyebrow, and tapping lightly, says “My fear of spiders.” She repeats the words as she taps under her eye, under her nose, on her chin, just below her collarbone and under the arm. She follows it with the repeated phrase and a few taps on the top of her head. She brings her hand back to her lap. She has just finished her first round of EFT, and she is well on her way to being rid of her phobia. There’s a good chance she’ll even be able to say, after just this one try, that her fear is completely gone. And if so, she can expect it to stay gone. Join discussion...

Social networking focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. It has created new ways to communicate and share information. Social networking websites are being used regularly by millions of people, and have become a mainstream part of life for many. Join discussion...

Recently I had a conversation with Amethyst Wyldfyre, who calls herself a “psychic midwife and multi-dimensional mentor.” We talked about the work she does with people who are discovering they have psychic skills. Most of us have skills, like our intuition, that we use every day, but for some those skills get a sudden boost or jolt of awakening which can lead to confusion and fear as they begin to have new and sometimes frightening experiences. Join discussion...

Vicki Monroe is a gifted psychic who lives in Maine with her husband, grown children and assorted pets. She has always had a particular fondness for animals and sees them as her extended family. When her beloved dog Dolly (Vicki likes to spell the name Dalai, like the Dalai Lama) died unexpectedly a couple years ago at just five years old, the entire household, including two other dogs and a cat, was saddened. Join discussion...

Using your thoughts to build personal wealth and success is not a new concept. Most of today’s bestselling books on getting what you want with the power of your mind credit Napolean Hill’s 1938 Think and Grow Rich as the original of the field. The concept is simple; if you believe that what you want or need in your life is on its way, it is. The opposite is true as well: if you expect that difficult times will continue, they will. Join discussion...

Susan Hopkinson teaches yoga in Brussels, Belgium. Twice a year she guides trips to the Rishikesh and Himilayan foothills area of India, where she and her co-travellers study yoga, trek holy trails, and meet the local people. Join discussion...

A friend of mine, a senior leader in a pharmaceutical company, spends all her spare time doing yoga, taking classes in comparative religions, reading about spirituality, speaking with others about their beliefs. Just talking about it energizes her. Join discussion...

In fifth grade my favorite game was The Game of Life. My friend and I played it for hours, collecting husbands, houses, cars and children. Valerie Decker played that game and many others, and when, as an adult, she went looking for a new game and couldn’t find one she liked, she developed her own, called Catalyst. Two or more people play the game, not to collect spouses and jobs but to gain insight into real life issues. Join discussion...

Angels and guides have helped me throughout my life, but I really wasn't aware of their guidance. When they came through in dreams I chalked it all up to a good imagination. When they came through to me in my daily life looking just like the guy who lives next door, I felt angels would look, well, angelic, so I didn't recognize them. Join discussion...

Want to live a double life? Try Second Life, a virtual world on the internet. Create your avatar (the person or object that represents you as you move through the landscapes) and you’re off to explore new spaces created by the “residents.” Walk or fly to get around. You can do most anything in Second Life. Work here, live here, learn here, even earn real money here. Basic membership is free. Join discussion...