Inner Power

Written by Pierre Pradervand and Narrated by Marie T. Russell. For thousands of years, ever since mankind started settling in cities, we evolved in rigid, patriarchal and extremely authoritarian structures – at least in the West. This started changing after the industrial revolution and the pace has been picking up since the end of the last war. Many authoritarian structures have become much weake...

This week we reflect on resilience. When I think of resilience, I think of standing strong in the face of adversity or challenges. However, when I looked up synonyms for resilience, an interesting twist revealed itself. One aspect is indeed strength and hardiness, but another aspect is flexibility and adaptability. This adds a whole new dimension, and an important one, to resilience. Whenever we f...

Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart. Highlighted Aspects for This Week: All times listed are Pacific Daylight Tim...

ritten and narrated by Peter G. Ruppert Early in my eighth-grade year, my dad suggested that I attend a large, all-boys high school across town from where we lived. Although I definitely wasn’t excited at first—especially at the prospect of leaving my friends and not having girls in my school—he left the final choice up to me. Ultimately, I decided to go, largely because the all-boys school had a...

Written and narrated by Stacee L. Reicherzer PhD If you’ve contracted COVID, you not only had health problems that may have been life-threatening, but perhaps also experienced the aftermath of people distancing themselves from you, even shunning you and treating you like a pariah. The physical symptoms were bad enough, and you may not yet be fully recovered even months later. According to the Mayo...

Written by Paula Caligiuri. Narrated by Marie T. Russell. Do you feel comfortable—and even thrive—in settings that aren’t predictable? Do you view ambiguous and unknown situations as exciting rather than stressful? If you answered “yes” or “maybe” to either of these questions, working in other cultures or collaborating with international teams may be the perfect career fit. People with a high tole...

Written by Roy Holman. Narrated by Marie T. Russell. The pollution of the planet is only an outward reflection of an inner psychic pollution: millions of unconscious individuals not taking responsibility for their inner space. ---   Eckhart Tolle Responsible means able to respond, answerable for, trustworthy. Most of us would probably say we are responsible. But it is often the wrong response...

Written and narrated by Mary J. Cronin, Ph. D. After a year of closed schools, canceled activities, and missed student milestones, there is finally good news about COVID vaccines and a return to normal. Even as they welcome visiting grandparents, school sports, and in-person birthday parties, however, parents are asking themselves if the kids really will be all right.  Remote learning and soc...

Written by Ray Grasse and narrated by Marie T. Russell. The Age of Pisces: The Water Element (1 A.D. to 2100 A.D.) Among the manifestations of the Piscean Age was the rise of a global religion centering primarily on symbols of water: baptism, walking on water, changing water into wine, and so forth. Indeed, for the student of astrological symbolism, Christianity offers a mother lode of corresponde...

Welcome ... Our InnerSelf welcomes your inner self . Life can be challenging... And as much as we try to control it and make sure everything is nice and safe and predictable, along comes the proverbial curveball when life's events curve off into a direction we didn't expect. Most of us have had experiences of life's curveballs, either through disease, the death of a loved one, not getting the job...

Narrated by Pam Younghans. Current week Astrological Overview: April 12 - 18, 2021 Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal...

Written by Alan Cohen, and narrated by Marie T. Russell. I met a man who was a devotee of the miracles that took place near the town of Garabandal, Spain. They began one night in 1961 when four children were awakened and mystically drawn from their separate homes to a small glen on the outskirts of their village. There they beheld an apparition of Mother Mary, who gave them prophetic messages. Thi...

The only thing that makes life unfair is the delusion that it should be fair.                                                   -- Steve Maraboli Gues...

Written and narrated by the author, Carmen Viktoria Gamper. Just as adults benefit from talking about their challenges with friends or a therapist, many children benefit from processing upsetting experiences during pretend play. Perhaps you’ve noticed that when children freely play with blocks, stuffed animals, dolls or action figures, they frequently create pretend worlds. They craft exciting tal...

Written and narrated by Lawrence Doochin. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, but lose his soul?"                                              &n...

Written and narrated by Pam Younghans. Astrological Overview: April 5 - 11, 2021 Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal ch...

Welcome ... Our InnerSelf welcomes your inner self . As I write this, it is Easter weekend. Also the period of Passover. And we've just had the Spring equinox, and before that, the Chinese New Year. All of these are about rebirth, renewal, and new beginnings... but also the ending of something else. We get a "minor equinox" every morning when we wake-up as that is also a new beginning, and the end...

Article written and read by Barry Vissell. I recently finished leading an online men's retreat. Although I long  to lead an in-person retreat, it was surprisingly powerful. Every one of  us got deeply vulnerable and, because of this, shared a profound love  and brotherhood. There emerged a kind of kaleidoscope of men's issues,  each one of us speaking a fundamental issue that w...

Written by Glen Park.  Narrated by Marie T. Russell. Flamenco dancing is a delight to watch. A good flamenco dancer exudes an exuberant self-confidence that we, the audience, absorb. The whole dance has a quality of proud self-assurance and glorification of what it is to be a human being in motion. The classical flamenco stance is one of the best artistic examples of an expanded solar plexus...

Written by Nancy Windheart.  Narrated by Marie T. Russell. It’s spring in the desert…and that means it’s finally warm enough for the first swims in the magical creeks that give the Verde (“Green”) Valley its name. I am blessed to have Oak Creek just a short walk away from my home…and on Sunday, I went for the ceremonial “first swim of the season.” The cottonwood trees are “snowing,” creating...

Written and Narrated by Pam Younghans. Current week Astrological Overview: March 29 - April 4, 2021 Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits...

Written and Narrated by Marie T. Russell. Welcome ... Our InnerSelf welcomes your inner self . As we all know, there is no day without night. There is no butterfly without a caterpillar weaving a cocoon and later escaping its shell. There is no growth of a plant without the seed breaking-down and becoming something completely new. Leaves must fall from trees in autumn and decompose, and thus provi...

Written by Patricia Kay, M.A.  Narrated by Marie T. Russell. “May all things move and be moved in me and know and be known in me. May all creation dance for joy within me.” ~Chinook Psalter Cell Level Meditation is a vehicle for finding our way “home.” We take the breath to our cells, offering them our deepest desire to be happy and healthy and strong. In some way, they hear us and respond. (...

Narrated by Marie T. Russell.   Image by Sven Lachmann How long should you meditate? The first rule is, Don't be ruled by what others do. What works well for them may not work for you. Accept that in certain ways you are unique. Intensity of effort is far more important than the time spent in meditation. Here are a few general guidelines: Enjoy Your Meditation Practice Never meditate to the p...

Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration The focus for today is:  I have the courage to look into my soul and follow my conscience. When we think of courage, we tend to think of someone performing heroic acts, such as pulling someone from a burning building, or some other feat of bravery.  However, there are many other forms of courage, such as: Standing up to a bully, or perhaps choosing no...