"karma" is your "faulty understanding" of cause and effect, grounded in old hurts and "inappropriate" means for dealing with your pain

or guilt -- for inflicting pain on others

as such, it is often the root cause of both emotional and/or physical "ailments"

understanding "the past" and forgiving yourself are key components in releasing the "dis" ease

and healing

past lives, as a result, are the key to everything

it may not seem this way . . . but, deep down, it is the root of all "issues"

find the root cause, apply "healing" at the root
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and the pain will start to dissolve

you can apologize for who you are . . . or rock out

either option is available; one, though, is a lot more fun
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and, long-term, a lot more profitable

the socialization process typically "teaches limitations" -- no Johnny, you can't do that because X; Sally, don't you know girls can't etc etc etc

. . . past life "awareness", on the other hand, is about learning possibility

more than all other reasons to "study" past lives -- this is the key

understanding the energetic trends of "past lives" is an incredibly valuable asset in "seeing" what you can do

Law of Attraction students know that seeing it in your mind is a first step towards creating it Live + 3-D

Past Life Awareness and the Law of Attraction work together . . . it is this simple -- understanding how limitations have helped shape you so that you can move ahead is a key psychological agent in making rapid shifts

Miracles happen . . . but they often need some help

getting started
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Past Life Awareness is one of those "helpers"

I am "good" at predicting the future -- but not infallible (for sure) and the ways some psychics "do it"

is not my way

some things they do well, I don't; some things I do well, they don't

we're all different

I tend to zone in on the emotional state of both individuals and groups and try to "follow along" with how these emotions are likely to play out in terms of "actions" coming out the other end

this gives me tremendous power in seeing certain types of things but is sometimes a serious limitation, as well . . . as there are times in which the manner, and style, of my approach goes "against" how some people "expect"

psychics to "act"

bottom line, each of us in this field have unique gifts . . . and our approach is not always the same as the next one

I am good for some things, really good . . . not as good at others

no different from any other person doing any other job

Bob is a numbers guy, Danny is a people person
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we're all unique

when I was a young psychic, fresh on the scene, I would ask people to bring baby pictures to their readings

and I would hold the baby picture and hold a current photo -- typically the driver's license

the baby has not only an "energy" but also an "optimal" path -- the person sitting in front of you has, for sure, NOT lived a life in which he or she has maximized the benefits of the energy inherent in the baby

and somewhere along the way has fallen short of this "potential"

why?

simple formula: baby's potential minus current state of actualization equals "karma"

BP - CS = K

but not karma in the sense of being punished, but rather karma in the sense of being "tested"

some people, perhaps, need more tests to "motivate them"

we ALL start off with a LOT, yet somewhere along the way, the shine gets worn down

re-discovering the power of the baby's "potential" is (to me) the key to reclaiming your power

by living up (more) to your TRUE potential

. . . your "birth right"

and I still feel that exploring past lives is the best, most effective, way
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in which to do this

there are things that challenge you and things that STOP you

the trick is to make sure, as often as possible, that what stops someone else is simply a challenge -- therefore an opportunity to kick things into gear

for you

I was fortunate as a young sprout to be a handsome charismatic lad but this too often gave me a fall-back plan and, as a result, I didn't always push myself through those challenges

so if my "natural visible skills" weren't "doing it" then often challenges too quickly became road blocks

over the years, having been "blessed" with lots of "opportunities for growth", I have broken down the mechanics of how one's mind set influences one's life

and it comes down, at its core level, to a simple truth

you either believe you will win, no matter what

or you don't

nothing else is as telling as this -- the strongest predictor of your future is where you are on this continuum

do you believe you will "win" ??

if so, wherever you are NOW is simply part of your "conditioning"

you're in training camp !!

if you believe you will not . . . then every day is a frightful walk towards defeat

you will grasp what you have with both hands and hold on tight

in fear that it will be taken from you

clue -- being "tight" is not conducive to being "in the flow"

don't be (up) tight

KNOW you will win

and until you know that, make it your "mission" to work towards acquiring evidence that this is "the truth"
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if not . . .

Speak your Truth (out loud !!) . . . OWN your truth (super loud, without talking) . . . ignore those who wish for you to fail

OWN your truth . . . because if you don't OWN it

someone else will rope it off and make sure your truth . . . is a lie

. . . How? Because their doubts will become your doubts
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OWN who you are, right now

Love is what matters; many of us have faced death in the ones we love maybe a little too often, it seems

and it is never an easy path on which to walk

my belief, strong as it is, in the magic of reincarnation and "eternal life" makes it easier for me now to accept and deal with seeing those we love pass on

but even with that "faith" it is never an easy thing with which to deal

. . . love those you love hard -- never take for granted that life will always go on without a few bumps along the way

but love, and the heart-felt connections we have with those who truly capture our hearts, lasts

beyond death

beyond anything

love and death are mysterious . . . they speak to a part of us that is primeval, unconscious, truly from the soul

I personally have had this experience far too often but knowing what I do know about Death and the pain it brings for those who live on

I also know the joy that comes with loving those you love

and so, my advice is to tell those you love that truly you do . . . and when love stares you in the face know that when it is all said and done the only thing that will truly matter to you are the moments when love shone the brightest

nothing else comes close

my heart breaks for these people, especially this man and his baby . . . don't let love slip away

we live too much in our heads and not nearly enough
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. . . in our heart

http://thislifeilive.com/dust-to-dust/

I first became aware of Rudolph Valentino's "cursed ring" from a paperback book I bought back when I was a young boy, maybe 10 years old

back then I ate these kinds of books up -- all of Hans Holzer's ghost books and things like "Stranger than Science" and others like it . . . for some reason, this legend of the ring stayed with me

after all, my first name IS Rudolph . . . and, not knowing it at the time, I have an eerie past life connection to the players in this cosmic drama

after Rudolph's death in 1926, the ring passed on to Pola Negri, a femme fatale silent film star of the 1920's

her next film after his death was a World War I spy film, "Hotel Imperial" (1927), directed by Mauritz Stiller (the man who brought Garbo to Hollywood) and produced by Erich Pommer, who had produced such classic films as "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and "Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler"

his next film, after "Hotel Imperial", would be the sci-fi classic "Metropolis". He would also produce "The Blue Angel" with Marlene Dietrich in 1930

soooooooo, how does all this round about "curse" tie in to me

in 1927, a beautiful young debutante from Texas, Adrienne Ames, went to Hollywood and her first film "job" was being the stand-in for Pola Negri in "Hotel Imperial" . . . later, after Adrienne's career fizzled in the late 1930's, she sold her home in Beverly Hills -- later to be purchased by Marlene Dietrich

and moved to NYC, where she died of cancer at age 43

The leading actors in "Hotel Iimperial" would all be dead shortly after filming -- George Siegmann, an actor with over a 100 films to his credit, died the following year (June 22, 1928) at age 46 of pernicous anemia

James Hall, later the co-star of Howard Hughes' famous film "Hell's Angels", saw his career flounder shortly after. He died in 1940 at age 39

Mikhail Vavich, a Russian actor and opera singer, would be killed in a car accident in 1930; he was in his mid-40's

Otto Fries died in 1938, at the age of 50

the director, Mauritz Stiller, the mentor of Greta Garbo and the man who brought her to Hollywood, died the following year (1928) of pleurisy at age 45

after "Hotel Imperial", Pola Negri's career took a sudden nose-dive, largely due to negative publicity about her behavior at Valentino's funeral and her rebound marriage

the following year (1928) saw her lose her contract at Paramount and miscarry her child. "Hotel Imperial" was the last film she starred in that was a "success"

anyway . . . I have always found this story super fascinating
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the cursed ring of Rudolph Valentino !!