LightWork, a Brighthill Magazine: Winter 2009-2010 — The Birth of a New Consciousness

Winter 2009-2010 — The Birth of a New Consciousness
The Last Supper, by Orna Ben-Shoshan Power Thoughts Old thought: I am not worthy of God's love. New thought: God is incomplete without me. Old thought: I am afraid I will disappear if we are One being. New thought: I am part of the eternal God and cannot be diminished. Old thought: I feel powerless and out of control. New thought: I am infinitely powerful, and I am always in control of how I think and react. The night of December 25, to which date the Nativity of Christ was ultimately assigned, was exactly that of the birth of the Persian savior Mithra, who, as an incarnation of eternal light, was born the night of the winter solstice (then dated December 25) at midnight, the instant of the turn of the year from increasing darkness to light. —Joseph Campbell, from The Mythic Image Embrace all things as part of the Harmonious Oneness, and then you will begin to perceive it. —Lao Tzu I am the self seated in the hearts of all beings. —from The Bhagavad Gita Myths are public dreams; dreams are private myths. —Joseph Campbell The way to God is through your own heart. You are a god in the making. You are a child of God, which is what Jesus said to you, which is what many of the prophets have said to you, but you have given exclusivity to the prophets; you worship them as saints and they never wanted you to. They said, "Here is the way, here is the truth, here is the Light" and instead of taking on board the message, you worshiped the messenger. —Joseph, through the mediumship of Michael G. Reccia, in the book Revelation: Joseph's Message	Welcome to the Winter 2009-2010 edition of LightWork! This issue is devoted to the birth of a new consciousness that is occurring right now on this planet. In the pagan cycles, the winter solstice marked the time of rebirth of the gods, and some still celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at this time, who helped anchor the energy that is making this rebirth of consciousness possible. Articles Walking Through Illusion An excerpt from the book by Betsy Otter Thompson Walking Through Illusion features a series of stories, told from Jesus's perspective, about biblical people who either knew Jesus or knew of him, and were influenced by him in one way or another. It is not a book about Christianity; it is about the emotions that people might have experienced long before Christianity began. Earth Changes and a New Civilization from Zantron, channeled by Vishara Veda The time is upon us for the awakening into full consciousness, a new civilization, a new energetic field of reality. We are the Second Coming A Nativity for a New Age by Asha Hawkesworth We are now nearing the end of the age of limitation and entering the age in which we understand that we are divinely powerful, so it is time for our understanding of Christ to shift as well. Journey to Wholeness: Physical Healing through Soul-self Connection by Colleen Deatsman Using a combination of visualization, self-hypnosis, meditation, and personal journeying, the author cured herself of debilitating illness. These techniques can help us connect with our own inner knowledge, where we can find our divine spirit guides, our soul-self, our power, our health, and our passion for life. Columns Ask the Angels by Ahnna Hawkesworth Ascension Tarot by Asha Hawkesworth Seasonal Recipe Polenta, Cheese, and Pine Nut Dressing with Mushroom Gravy Polenta is course cornmeal, and it makes a good, inexpensive, and relatively low-calorie side. For a change of pace, try it instead of bread stuffing or mashed potatoes. It tastes great, and it takes only a few minutes to prepare.
About The Cover Artist Artist Orna Ben-Shoshan conceives the images she paints through channeling. All of her paintings are completed in her mind before she transfers them onto the canvas. Her work infuses deep spiritual experience with subtle humor. Her paintings release the imagination and extend the limits of ordinary perception. Orna Ben-Shoshan has been an auto-deduct artist for the past 30 years. Her artwork was exhibited in numerous locations in the USA, Europe, and Israel. She sees her art as a medium of transferring knowledge from alternate realities, beyond linear time and thinking. Her major motivation as a visual artist is to translate the information she retrieves into a visual form, to be shared with others and perhaps expand their consciousness and inspire new ways of thinking. As she states, this is her contribution to society as an artist. To see more of her artwork, please visit: www.ben-shoshan.com During 2008, Orna has embarked on a new and challenging project: Her artwork became the theme of a new set of reading cards: "King Solomon Cards", a new and innovative divination tool which combines her metaphysical art with ancient Kabalistic symbols. The King Solomon Cards were first introduced to the public in September 2008, and were eagerly anticipated with great enthusiasm. Please visit www.k-s-cards.com to learn more.

Winter 2009-2010 — The Birth of a New Consciousness

The Last Supper, by Orna Ben-Shoshan

Power Thoughts

Old thought: I am not worthy of God's love.
New thought: God is incomplete without me.

Old thought: I am afraid I will disappear if we are One being.
New thought: I am part of the eternal God and cannot be diminished.

Old thought: I feel powerless and out of control.
New thought: I am infinitely powerful, and I am always in control of how I think and react.

The night of December 25, to which date the Nativity of Christ was ultimately assigned, was exactly that of the birth of the Persian savior Mithra, who, as an incarnation of eternal light, was born the night of the winter solstice (then dated December 25) at midnight, the instant of the turn of the year from increasing darkness to light.
—Joseph Campbell, from The Mythic Image

Embrace all things as part of the Harmonious Oneness, and then you will begin to perceive it.
—Lao Tzu

I am the self seated in the hearts of all beings.
—from The Bhagavad Gita

Myths are public dreams; dreams are private myths.
—Joseph Campbell

The way to God is through your own heart. You are a god in the making. You are a child of God, which is what Jesus said to you, which is what many of the prophets have said to you, but you have given exclusivity to the prophets; you worship them as saints and they never wanted you to. They said, "Here is the way, here is the truth, here is the Light" and instead of taking on board the message, you worshiped the messenger.
—Joseph, through the mediumship of Michael G. Reccia, in the book Revelation: Joseph's Message

Welcome to the Winter 2009-2010 edition of LightWork!

This issue is devoted to the birth of a new consciousness that is occurring right now on this planet. In the pagan cycles, the winter solstice marked the time of rebirth of the gods, and some still celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at this time, who helped anchor the energy that is making this rebirth of consciousness possible.

Articles

Walking Through Illusion
An excerpt from the book
by Betsy Otter Thompson
Walking Through Illusion features a series of stories, told from Jesus's perspective, about biblical people who either knew Jesus or knew of him, and were influenced by him in one way or another. It is not a book about Christianity; it is about the emotions that people might have experienced long before Christianity began.

Earth Changes and a New Civilization
from Zantron, channeled by Vishara Veda
The time is upon us for the awakening into full consciousness, a new civilization, a new energetic field of reality.

We are the Second Coming
A Nativity for a New Age
by Asha Hawkesworth
We are now nearing the end of the age of limitation and entering the age in which we understand that we are divinely powerful, so it is time for our understanding of Christ to shift as well.

Journey to Wholeness: Physical Healing through Soul-self Connection
by Colleen Deatsman
Using a combination of visualization, self-hypnosis, meditation, and personal journeying, the author cured herself of debilitating illness. These techniques can help us connect with our own inner knowledge, where we can find our divine spirit guides, our soul-self, our power, our health, and our passion for life.

Columns

Ask the Angels
by Ahnna Hawkesworth

Ascension Tarot
by Asha Hawkesworth

Seasonal Recipe

Polenta, Cheese, and Pine Nut Dressing with Mushroom Gravy

Polenta is course cornmeal, and it makes a good, inexpensive, and relatively low-calorie side. For a change of pace, try it instead of bread stuffing or mashed potatoes. It tastes great, and it takes only a few minutes to prepare.

About The Cover Artist

Artist Orna Ben-Shoshan conceives the images she paints through channeling. All of her paintings are completed in her mind before she transfers them onto the canvas. Her work infuses deep spiritual experience with subtle humor. Her paintings release the imagination and extend the limits of ordinary perception. Orna Ben-Shoshan has been an auto-deduct artist for the past 30 years. Her artwork was exhibited in numerous locations in the USA, Europe, and Israel. She sees her art as a medium of transferring knowledge from alternate realities, beyond linear time and thinking. Her major motivation as a visual artist is to translate the information she retrieves into a visual form, to be shared with others and perhaps expand their consciousness and inspire new ways of thinking. As she states, this is her contribution to society as an artist.

To see more of her artwork, please visit: www.ben-shoshan.com

During 2008, Orna has embarked on a new and challenging project: Her artwork became the theme of a new set of reading cards: "King Solomon Cards", a new and innovative divination tool which combines her metaphysical art with ancient Kabalistic symbols. The King Solomon Cards were first introduced to the public in September 2008, and were eagerly anticipated with great enthusiasm. Please visit www.k-s-cards.com to learn more.