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Right now on a local, national, and international levels there is something going on. What is somebody’s perception of what is going on comes from all of their beliefs they have accumulated. There are also some who seem to have the freedom and the kNowing of creating their lives purposely.

We are evolving into a new paradigm; this is a great opportunity for all of us. I’m not sure of what is going on personally in your world, we all have different circumstances, but I do know that what we do Now is going to create a ripple effect for ourselves later in our own Life and for our future generations.

If you sit around and basically hope for the best, you become dependent on someone or something else. It is time Now to take charge of your own Life. It is time Now to start living the Life you desire and require from within.

You can start the process of becoming more independent by reading my book ‘BEing The Titus Concept’ so that you can have any area of your Life as you wish it to BE.

For OUR best and highest good, all ways… In every moment.

Ilumine Ao, Al Diaz

It is Your Choice

by Al Diaz

I hear comments from people like “you always have a positive outlook”, “your always doing good”, or “why do you always seem happy?”. That happens because as often as I can I live in Joy by fulfilling my Heart’s desires.

You see a few years ago I made a conscious effort and commitment to not be involved with drama anymore or getting angry, because in either case I was giving away my power to the situation, experience or to the other person.

Please do understand that I do have some down or uncomfortable moments but as time goes by they are becoming less and less, and shorter in length.

Meditation helped and supported me to find and keep my inner strength, peace, and Love. Having that foundation I then focused on my Heart’s desires to keep my Self moving forward in that direction.

What I have come to realize over the years is that regardless of the decisions or choices I make in any area of my Life I trust my Self that it will all work out and as long as I listen to and follow my Heart it always does.

You know why? My focus is living my Joy and Love that emanates from my Heart.

As I listen to others either in private or in public many are either complaining about something that may or may not have happened or about an experience in the past.

So where is their focus? On all the wrong that has happened to them.

What will that type of focus bring? More of the same.

Whatever you give energy to is what you will bring about in your Life. If your conversations are about how much you dislike your job, negative remarks about your spouse, how the government is all messed up, or perhaps how your overall Life just sucks…you are going to get more of the same! Why? Well…where is your focus? What are you giving your energy to?

Actually you are giving your power away…and giving it away to the drama, anger, and negativity you are experiencing or remembering.

One of the biggest reasons you do that is because you don’t trust your Self to get through the experience…it is what I call living in fear or in survival mode.

I trust my Self more than enough so that I don’t point fingers at anyone or anything, blame or fault anyone or anything, and refuse to be influenced or manipulated into any drama or anger.

I allow my Self to BE different…I live in Joy fulfilling my Heart’s desires.

So can you…just start by making that choice to BE different and follow and listen to your Heart.

For our best and highest good, all ways…
Ilumine Ao,
Al Diaz

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This weeks Guest Article – Are You Willing to Change?
What are your thoughts? What are you focusing on? My thoughts right Now are that you and I are blessed to BE here. I went through an evolving process to have arrived with that understanding.
Read this great article by Louise Hay.

For our best and highest good, all ways…
Ilumine Ao,
Al Diaz

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Are you Willing to Change?

by Louise L Hay

“I am willing to change.”

I know — you want everybody and everything else to change. Your mother, father, boss, friend, sister, lover, landlord, neighbor, minister, or government official must change so that your life can be perfect. It doesn’t work that way. If you want change in your life, then you are the one who must do the changing. When you change, then all the other people in your world will change in relation to you.

Are you willing to change?

If you are willing, then you can create the life you say you want. All you have to do is change some thoughts and release some beliefs. Sound simple? It is. However, it’s not always easy. We will explore some of the things you may have beliefs about in different areas of your life…
Read full article…

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Transformation, Essays on Love, Healing and Water”

Discover what 15 visionary authors consider important to transforming your life and our world. The wisdom and practical applications presented in Transformation offer true hope for our planet, all forms of life, and the collective consciousness of human beings.

The publisher’s brief was that they each had one brief chapter to write about “Transformation”, clearly and simply, so that the reader would understand and be able to utilize the wisdom effortlessly in their everyday lives.

Al Diaz author of “BEing: The Titus Concept” is one of the 15 chosen authors. In his chapter “The Power That Circulates Within Us”, Al reminds us that we are unconditional love, that it is our divine birthright. He shares with us a powerful and simple technique to help us bring that Life Force of unconditional love to the surface.

Art Kunkin, founding publisher and editor of The Los Angeles Free Press, says “I had the pleasant realization after reading Transformation that each of the 15 authors had presented themselves as a potential friend. Their stories were so open, so heart-based, so full of wisdom, that I knew any of them would welcome my phone call or email…”

Buy “Transformation” now!
“Transformation Essays on Love, Healing and Water” is available for only $15.95 plus shipping from www.ilumine-ao.com/resources/transformation-book

“Transformation Essays on Love, Healing and Water” is a remarkable book written by 15 amazing authors with different insights that will truly transform you to the next level that you desire.

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What’s on Insightful Radio this week

Monday April 5th at 5pm PST
Al Diaz and co-host Diana Silva share their insights on “he Silva Method”.

For more information:
Diana Silva’s biography on Ilumine Ao Talkshow page

Within this blog all I can do is offer guidance and plant a seed the rest is up to you… I know we all have different ways of interpreting what is told to us, some we accept others we discard. But in the end we choose what we will do. The following article by Keith Varnum is powerful and insightful, it reminds me of The Titus Concept, perhaps it may open your eyes and Heart even more so.

The Secret of the Dream Catcher By Keith Varnum

A Dream Catcher is a hoop—a circle of life—on which is woven a web. Adorning the hoop are feathers, bones, crystals and other sacred items that represent your dreams. The web acts as a filter. Good dreams are captured in the web, sliding down the feathers and into your life. Nightmares pass through the web.

A Dream Catcher can be a unique wall hanging. A good luck charm. … Or an effective manifestation tool!

Using a Dream Catcher as a tool can bring you what you want in life.

The difference in the power of your Dream Catcher lies in knowing the secret.

The Secret

The secret of the Dream Catcher is like all profound spiritual truths—it’s not really a secret at all!

Metaphysical truth is truth that’s beyond (meta) physical. It’s hidden from sight—that is, hidden from ordinary physical sight. Not concealed deliberately, but effectively.

 Hidden by what? By the perceptual filters of our social upbringing. Our cultural programming. The beliefs passed on to us through parents, schooling and mainstream media.

The Good News

The Good News is that since all spiritual truth is only truth hidden from ordinary view, all you have to do is change your ordinary point of view to find it!

If you alter your perspective on the journey of life, you can easily discover all the “secret” truths that will make your life happy, healthy and abundant. A change in your perspective changes your perception.

That is, if you vary what you’re looking for—and therefore, how or where you’re looking for it—you’re more likely to find it.

For example, if you’ve been told that the secret to life is out there somewhere, you’ll look out there for it. If you’ve been taught that the power you seek is in a thing, or another human being, or organization, or belief—you’ll be searching for it in an object, person, group or concept.

Switch Your Viewpoint

You may or may not have found what you are looking for. If you haven’t, try modifying the perspective of your search.

For example, if you switch your viewpoint to seeking the secret within yourself, you may quickly find the gold you’ve been longing for.

Where Is the Dream Catcher?

Where is the Dream Catcher? … in the hoop and string of the spider’s web you have woven? … or in the weaver?

Who (what) is the Dream Catcher? … is it the physical Dream Catcher … or the maker of the physical Dream Catcher?

You Are the Dream Catcher

You are the Dream Catcher! You are the One you have been waiting for. You are the One you’ve been searching for.

Yes, I know, you’ve heard this before. You’ve read it countless times. You totally believe it. I understand.

Go Beyond Just Believing

It’s one thing to believe this. Yet, it’s another to experience it.

This is where making a physical Dream Catcher enters in.

This is where the “secret” of the true Dream Catcher comes to the rescue!

When you construct a traditional Native American Dream Catcher out of reed, yarn, leather and feathers, you’re actually only creating a physical representation of the metaphysical Dream Catcher—you!

Here’s the Magic

With the right conditions and attitude, the physical Dream Catcher becomes you-the-metaphysical Dream Catcher. The result is that all your dreams show up in your life … on earth … in this “Dimension of Manifestation.”

When you build a physical Dream Catcher with the viewpoint that you are revealing the actual Dream Catcher, you then experience becoming the powerful Catcher of Dreams that you truly are.

When you make a Dream Catcher with the perspective of uncovering the hidden power in the Universe, you discover the truth—you are the source of the power behind the holy object, behind the group leader, behind the trappings of tradition, behind the sacred belief. You are the Holy Grail!

Go for the Proof

It’s one thing to know this. It’s another to do it. It’s still another to create the personal direct evidence of the enormous creative power of being the Dream Catcher in a real and tangible, provable way.

What’s the proof of this approach? … the love, prosperity, health and peace you’ll attract immediately into your life!

When you realize (make real) that you are the true Dream Catcher, you can re-dream your financial life. Love life. Body. Age. Relationships. Livelihood. … anything you want! Your life immediately changes in front of your eyes.

 Don’t Take My Word for It

Make a Dream Catcher yourself. Make your self into a Dream Catcher! Catch Your Dreams Create your own unique Dream Catcher—a power object that will help you “catch” your dreams

It’s easy: Make a hoop (circle of life) out of a flexible tree branch or thick vine. Weave string into a web (of life) within the hoop.

For pointers, watch a spider spin its web. Go on a Vision Quest outside to find natural objects that represent the dreams you intent to attract with your personal power. Weave these symbols into your dream-catching web with love, intention and appreciation. Viola! Within minutes or days, your heartful wishes will come to you.

Dream, design and construct your Dream Catcher with the intention of “catching” what you really want in your life.

As you catch “Bright Energies”—love, health, happiness, peace, joy, wealth—you’ll weave these Energies into your personal Dream Catcher … and your everyday life.

Each person’s Dream Catcher will be unique to each person’s unique desires and intentions.

Native Magic

In Native American lore, the spirit medicine of the spider is to remind us that we are the source of our life adventures. The spider’s message is that we are the weavers of our own web of life experiences. We are the creator of our own reality—the authors of our own karma.

If we want to change the life experiences that we’re attracting, we need to change the web of thoughts, feelings and actions that we’re sending out into our world. By the Law of Attraction, the vibration at which we’re vibrating will attract people and events vibrating at that same vibrational frequency. This is the magic of you being the Dream Catcher.

Heaven Is a Here&Now Vibration The vibration of your Dream Catcher creates the reality of your dreams. The energy you’re in when you make the Dream Catcher attracts your dreams into manifestation.

Catch a Native American Catch a Native American (or a student of one) to show you how to create the physical and metaphysical Dream Catcher. … Or catch the knack from your own Higher Knowing!

Learn how to weave a web that brings all your heart’s desires—and catches your life purpose and passion.

Catch Up with Your Destiny!

Grab an opportunity. Release the patterns that attract people and situations you don’t prefer. Catch a Glimpse!

Catch a glimpse of how bountiful your life can be! Seize the day. Catch true love, a heartful livelihood, lasting health and wealth. Catch a Ride!

Catch a ride on your own Magical Mystery Tour! Discover the revitalizing force of “Bright Energies.”

Catch Your Youth!

Grab another chance. Seize the moment. Feel, look and be young and vital again.

Catch the Past!

You’ve lived here many times. Retrieve the value from those lifetimes … the wisdom, clarity, hints, tools, discoveries. awareness, learning, knowing. Mine the treasures of your past to update your awareness, learning and knowing in this lifetime.

Catch Your Future!

You’re the one who creates your dreams coming true. It’s your energy! The vibration that you generate from inside yourself. Your energy is a magnet. The high quality of energy you’re putting out attracts quality people, situations and a physical experience to match.

Catch the dreams that will make your heart and soul soar. Dream Catching is playful, practical and powerful! It works!

Weave a New Web of Joy Spiders build new webs at dawn to catch the dew that catches the early morning sunlight.

You build a Dream Catcher at the dawn of your new awareness to catch the Spirit that catches the “Bright Energies” of joy, compassion, peace, delight, innocence and passion.

As with the spider’s web, your Dream Catcher captures the Bright Energies of life and filters out the Dark Energies of doom and gloom.

As the first rays of sunlight hit the dew in the web, the “bad” dreams dissolve. As the first rays of Your True Spirit hit the Bright Energies of your Dream Catcher, the nightmares of life dissolve.

Make a Dream Catcher

This Manifestation Magnet will remind you how to continue to Catch Your Dreams! Use this ancient tool of transformation. Live your life to the fullest. Share your beauty, compassion and inner talents to transforms the world.

As the Song Goes…

Catch a falling star (light, a piece of heaven) Put it in your pocket (embody it, become it) Never ever let it fade away (don’t allow it to diminish) For love may come an’ tap you on the shoulder Some star-less night! Just in case you feel you wanna’ hold her (the joy) You’ll have a pocketful of starlight!

For our best and highest good all ways…

In every moment.

Ilumine Ao, Al Diaz

There was a time when I only concentrated being on the spiritual path, because I thought then that there would be more peace and joy in my Life. To some degree that did occur… But in the overall scheme of Life I was leaving other aspects of my Life out of the equation and realized that all areas and levels of my Life are just as equally important. Read this excellent and insightful article by Shakti Gawain, it addresses Loving your Self unconditionally in every area and every level.

Ilumine Ao,
Al Diaz

Judgment Is As Judgment Does
by Shakti Gawain

It has been tremendously helpful for me to understand the difference between consciousness and spirituality. Spirituality is one type of energy — the energy that links us to our deepest essential nature and to the universal source. Consciousness is the awareness of all of the energies within us. Thus, it is quite possible to follow a spiritual path that is not necessarily a consciousness path. That is, we could work on developing the spiritual dimension of our being, without necessarily developing the other aspects. We can become spiritually developed and totally identified with our “spiritual self”. In this case, we would usually disown many other energies, especially the physical and emotional ones. That’s why we see so many people who are very highly attuned spiritually, but may be completely out of balance in their physical and emotional lives.

Consciousness, on the other hand, involves developing and integrating all the many aspects of our being, including, but not limited to, the spiritual.

The path of transcendence is a spiritual path, while the path of transformation is a consciousness path. Contacting and developing our spiritual nature is an important part of the consciousness journey, but there are many other important parts as well. The path of transformation involves a powerful commitment to every level of growth.

One of my concerns about the New Age movement is its focus on transcendence rather than transformation. Many are hoping that by developing spiritually, they can rise above their problems and not have to face the challenge of integrating their spiritual and human natures. They feel comfortable and safe exploring the spiritual and mental realms, but hope to avoid the more painful or difficult emotional healing work. Of course, it is a perfectly legitimate option to choose a transcendent path, but it will not bring about profound healing and wholeness for the individual or for the world. And ironically, the peace of mind that so many people seek on the transcendent path cannot be fully achieved by focusing exclusively on that reality.

Feel The Feeling

In New Age circles there is much talk about unconditional love. Many teachers urge their followers to practice forgiveness, be non-judgmental, and love fully without conditions, and many sincere seekers are earnestly trying to follow these teachings. I have a problem with the way these ideas are often presented. Of course, judgments are unpleasant, separating, and uncomfortable for all concerned. Forgiveness is a powerful and healing force for both the giver and the recipient. And there’s nothing more blissful than giving and/or receiving unconditional love. However, there is a lot of confusion and misunderstanding about these processes, and much of what is being taught is coming from the transcendent rather than the transformative approach.

Again, we must recognize the difference between our spiritual essence and human personality. As spiritual beings, we are always at one with universal love, which is always unconditional and non-judgmental. The personality, however, has the goal of learning to live in the physical world and get our emotional needs met. On the personality level, we are fundamentally concerned with protecting and caring for the vulnerable child within us; our feelings of love are entwined with our needs for safety, trust, and intimacy. We have powerful defense mechanisms in our personalities that can close off our feelings of love when we don’t feel safe.

Rather than denying or trying to suppress these feelings and reactions, we need to respect and appreciate the function of our human personality. It is not by nature unconditionally loving. Much healing can take place when we recognize this as a given and are able to honor both our spiritual and our human nature.

When we feel judgmental, rather than denying those feelings, we need to look deeply into them to discover what is triggering them. Usually, we feel judgmental when we are frustrated because we have not followed our own truth in some way, or because we are having to confront another person who is reflecting one of our disowned selves back to us. So, instead of simply blocking ourselves from experiencing our judgmental feelings, we need to be attentive to the fact that our judgments can provide us with clues for what we need to look at in ourselves; ultimately, they are healing gifts. If we try to suppress or ignore the feelings, we miss the opportunity for learning and consciousness. Condemning ourselves for being judgmental is simply judging ourselves for being judgmental!

Obtaining Knowledge

What stops people from embarking on the transformational path? For many, it is simply a lack of knowledge. They aren’t aware that such an opportunity exists, or perhaps they aren’t sure how to go about finding it. Lack of knowledge is not the only roadblock on the consciousness path. Another one is fear. We all fear the unknown, of course, and this particular journey certainly is unpredictable in many ways. That’s why it is so important to cultivate a personal relationship with our inner guidance. Unless we feel some sense of a higher force working with us, it is simply too frightening to leave our familiar territory.

Many people are afraid of emotional healing work. There are so many misunderstandings and stereotypes about psychotherapy. Unfortunately, there are also many less than adequate or downright harmful therapists and healers, and many people who have had negative, disappointing or downright traumatic experiences with them. So it is extremely important to choose your helpers wisely and carefully.

I have found that most people are afraid that if they begin exploring deep feelings, they will get stuck there and never emerge. When feelings have been repressed and disowned, they feel very intense and powerful, and it is easy to feel that they might overwhelm us forever if we ever give them the opportunity.

However, the facts are quite different. If we move into our healing process at our own pace, without pushing ourselves and with the right support, it is not nearly as difficult as we might fear. Each of us has an internal mechanism that guides the pace of our journey. Once we allow ourselves to experience an emotion freely, we discover that rather than washing us away, the wave of feeling gradually subsides and leaves us with a deep sense of wonderful peace.

Tap Into Love

The key to unconditional love is found in the love our spirit has for our personality. When we can tap into spirit, we can unconditionally love ourselves — including the parts of us that are angry, judgmental, needy, and selfish. Then we naturally feel compassion and acceptance toward others as well. We recognize in them the same human attributes that we have learned to love in ourselves. By loving and honoring our own personality in this way, we gain clear vision about other people’s development on the personality level. We can maintain appropriate boundaries, making wise choices about who it’s appropriate to get close to. At the same time, through our connection with our own divine essence, we naturally recognize and acknowledge the spiritual being in everyone else, even those with whom we know we must maintain some distance.

Remember that it doesn’t really work to try to feel love, or any other feeling. Our feelings are not controlled by our will, and most attempts to assert this kind of power over them leads to denial, repression, and disowning parts of ourselves, or to an expression of feeling that is not authentic.
By acknowledging and honoring any feeling — no matter how “unacceptable” we might have previously judged it to be — we create space for its opposite. So trying to love unconditionally is a contradiction. Unconditional love is some thing that arises naturally when we can accept all our feelings and love all parts of us, including the parts that aren’t unconditionally loving.

For our best and highest good all ways… In every moment.

Ilumine Ao,
Al Diaz