THE VOICE

Along with logical teaching and learning we all need to allow the Spirit of God within to speak to us with the voice of silence that we need to listen to in order to be guided in the right direction. It is the voice that creates ideas, thoughts and feelings to ‘add to’ more than ‘take away’ from life. That voice KNOWS just what we need to do at any moment to fulfill our Divine purpose in Divine order and unfold the exact scenarios that create perfection.

Be the perfect spirit that you are and never allow any distractions from hindering what you need to do in the moment. It is in your choice to proact that you align Natural order with Divine order to affect the omniversal energies that are ever-present and waiting for your emotional guidance to channel them into positive co-creation.

Listen to that voice of stillness and silence that blesses you with Divine order. Be that which you were created to be and all else that hinders will fall aside and no longer be an issue. Allow the Divine to bless you with health, wealth, prosperity and abundance everlasting! Choose growth and expansion and be perfect! ~Dean A. Banks, D.D.

A CROCK!

Atheism is the biggest crock of shit you can ever hear! Atheism is a BELIEF in an assumption that there is no God. The definition is “the doctrine or belief that there is no God” [dictionary.com]. Then, what is a doctrine? Doctrine is defined as “a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government.” [dictionary.com]. In this definition, atheism is a principle that there is no God that is TAUGHT or ADVOCATED by those who accept that principle as true. What is a belief? Belief is defined as “confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof.“ [dictionary.com].

In essence, beliefs are repeated thoughts that one accepts as true without testing their veracity or validating their occurrences. In this definition, atheism is no more than a confidence in the non-existence of God and that BELIEF is NOT subjective to rigorous proof. Now, since atheism is taught and advocated without rigorous proof, then it IS a belief! Religions comes from the Latin ‘religio’ which means a ‘binding together’ of people with common beliefs. Is atheism a religion or a philosophy? Sam Harris claims that atheism is NOT a philosophy. Is it not a philosophy? Philosophy is defined as “the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.” [dictionary.com].

If it is not a philosophy, then it is completely irrational! Sam Harris then claims that atheism is NOT a view of the world. A world view is defined as “the fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society encompassing the entirety of the individual or society's knowledge and point of view” [Wikipedia.com]. In this definition, it is not a world view because it does NOT encompass the entirety of individuals within a society and their collective point of view. Finally, Sam Harris, a philosopher and neuroscientist states that atheism if simply a refusal to deny the obvious.

The obvious to him is the ‘seen’ reality. When we base reality on what is ‘seen’ by our senses, we are NOT seeing the entire picture. Atheism denies the ‘unseen’ in favor of the ‘seen’ because it is a belief derived from observations filtered through that belief into the construction of perceptions that they concatenate into opinions. Opinions of reality based on what is limited NEVER reveal the entire picture! So, what is the obvious? Obvious is defined as easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident” [dictionary.com]. The reason that atheists cannot see the unseen is because they have limited their viewpoint only to the SEEN!

They refuse to recognize or understand the ‘unseen’ that creates the ‘seen’ because they are primarily dependent on what their limited senses reveal to them. They are closed minded and dangerous to themselves and others because of their refusal to see beyond the ‘seen’ into the ‘unseen’. What IS obvious is that our consciousness actually affects the outcomes of scientific experiments. Our agenda manifestation affects reality in order to formulate self-fulfilling prophecies simply because we ‘believe’ that they should be the way we have established that they are. Atheism IS a belief system because it chooses NOT to believe in that which cannot be seen or felt. It is limited, closed minded and results in self-righteous indignation.

Be not fooled by those who claim that their ‘beliefs’ or ‘non-beliefs’ are ‘how it is’. Move away from them for they are not aware of the totality of reality and will never be until they come to know the fact that they ‘unseen’ manifests the ‘seen’. Go within and know the Spirit of God. It is there that all reason is subjugated to Divine guidance and you come to learn that it is obvious that the Divine exists and fulfills you. Take the pseudo-scientific blinders off from the proponents of atheism. Their view of the world is limited and they cannot, or will not, come to see what is beyond reason. Send them love and move on. Why argue with someone that will never see the entire picture of reality? ~Dean A. Banks, D.D.

DIGGING DEEPER

Those who are unwilling to pick up the shovel and dig deeper into the trench of truth reveal just how their beliefs are more important than the facts! Emotionalizing what you sense into believing something that supports your agenda manifestation is NOT living in the truth. Relative truth is disputable; absolute truth is indisputable.

Absolute truth is sensing and perceiving the facts of both the ‘seen’ and the ‘unseen’ as it is! It is NOT coloring it with your individual beliefs to manifest your own agendas and make you feel better about yourself. Knowing the truth requires a discerning eye that ferrets out supposed appearances and separates the chaff from the wheat.

If you are unwilling to do the digging then you are selfish, self-centered and living in mediocrity. Only those who investigate the facts, research similar occurrences of those facts and evaluate their circumstances have done their due diligence. Those who don’t do what it takes will reap the detriments of living in partial-truths, innuendos and faulty reasoning. May you choose to always dig deeper.

Digging deeper will bring you to where the truth stands on its own and is not colored by self-serving emotions. ~Dean A. Banks, D.D.       

BROADCASTING INTENTIONS?

Is it true that your thoughts broadcast your intentions into reality? Is the energy of your thoughts enough to co-create reality? Or is it something else that moves your thoughts and affects the omniversal soup of energies in which we breathe, live and co-create? It turns out that your thoughts alone do not contain the energy necessary to co-create anything! It is your intentions that do.

Your intentions are your directed thoughts fueled by your feelings. Your feelings are the driving force that actualizes Divine order to affect natural order and co-create favorable or unfavorable results in your life. Just like a radio personality speaks into a microphone generating thoughts and feelings for the listener, the message will never get received unless the thoughts are converted to words and the words are broadcast by the transmitter in a form that can affect communication.

When the receiver picks up the signal it then converts it back into a ‘copy’ of those words that the listener can understand. We repeatedly perceive copies of reality in our brains and believe that those copies ARE reality. They ‘represent’ reality but are NOT reality in itself. It is up to us to choose positive, supportive and life-giving thoughts that we set as intentions by ‘feeling’ the joy of the fruition of those thoughts. In this way, we have filled up the gas tank so that we can make the trip to fulfillment completely. We have the power within to affect our environment by the thoughts and feelings we know to be true and not by the thoughts and feelings we ‘believe’ are true.

Knowing comes from spending time each day with your Creator and receiving Divine guidance in how to proceed. Anything else is frittering away your time and efforts on a merry-go-round that that gives you the thrill of excitement but ends up stopping where you had started without making any headway. Get off of the wheel by setting your intentions and following through with them until they manifest in our shared reality. Be perfect in whom and what you are by doing what is necessary to accomplish the fulfillment of your inner desires. ~Dean A. Banks, D.D.

ANXIETY

Do you experience anxiety on a regular basis? Are you time after time welling up your determination to get away from feelings that overwhelm you? Do you fight back, stay still or run away from those feelings? Or do you learn how to deal with them by experiencing what works and what doesn’t? Anxiety is defined as “distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune. In Psychiatry anxiety is “a state of apprehension and psychic tension occurring in some forms of mental disorder.” Whether your anxiety is psychological or physiological it comes from a reaction of fear; whether realized or not. Following is an article on General Anxiety Disorder on the Mayo Clinic website:

“Treatments and drugs:

The two main treatments for generalized anxiety disorder are psychotherapy and medications. You may benefit most from a combination of the two. It may take some trial and error to discover which treatments work best for you.

Psychotherapy - Also known as talk therapy or psychological counseling, psychotherapy involves working with a therapist to reduce your anxiety symptoms. It can be an effective treatment for generalized anxiety disorder.

Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the most effective forms of psychotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder. Generally a short-term treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on teaching you specific skills to gradually return to the activities you've avoided because of anxiety. Through this process, your symptoms improve as you build on your initial success.

Medications - Several types of medications are used to treat generalized anxiety disorder, including those below. Talk with your doctor about benefits, risks and possible side effects.

Antidepressants - Antidepressants, including medications in the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) classes, are the first-line medication treatments. Examples of antidepressants used to treat anxiety disorders include escitalopram (Lexapro), duloxetine (Cymbalta), venlafaxine (Effexor XR) and paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva). Your doctor also may recommend other antidepressants.

Buspirone. An anti-anxiety medication called buspirone may be used on an ongoing basis. As with most antidepressants, it typically takes up to several weeks to become fully effective.

Benzodiazepines. In limited circumstances, your doctor may prescribe one of these sedatives for relief of anxiety symptoms. Examples include alprazolam (Niravam, Xanax), chlordiazepoxide (Librium), diazepam (Valium) and lorazepam (Ativan). Benzodiazepines are generally used only for relieving acute anxiety on a short-term basis. Because they can be habit-forming, these medications aren't a good choice if you've had problems with alcohol or drug abuse.” ~The Mayo Clinic Staff

In the article above you will see that the two approaches to treatment are psychological (psychotherapy) and/or physiological (medications). In the psychological treatments there are three main types: distractive, meditative and declarative. In distractive treatment, a person is told to think and speak random numbers to calm down the over the top firing of your synapses. It is a psycho-physiological technique that allows the person to temporarily focus on something other than their fear of what could happen. In meditative treatment, a person is told to do nothing at all by learning how to meditate to become aware of their environment while sitting still and emptying one’s mind.

In declarative treatment, a person is told to think about and do something that they love to do in order to feel better and enjoy the process. All three methods ultimately distract a person from focusing on their anxiety. Medications alter your brain chemistry enough for you to be able to ‘slow down’ the over the top synaptic responses and relearn how to think and be calm. Stop allowing fear to determine just how much you feel the joy of your desired end result. Anxiety is a reactive fear response to what might possibly happen and not what WILL happen! Change your reactive response to a proactive response by loving what you’re going through in your head in order for your heart to fill you with love; in true love there is no fear!!!

Doing what you love to do ultimately is the only thing that will allow you to channel your anxious energy into productivity instead of treading water. Learning to effectively deal with your anxiety is the best thing you can do in order for you to ultimately fulfill your Divine purpose in Divine order. Be diligent, Be strong. Be understanding. You have been given the gifts of life, awareness and ability. Use it wisely by loving your life instead of fearing what it might produce. Peace. ~Dean A. Banks, D.D.