The Unsettling Feeling of Falling Backwards in Meditation

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Hi Laura, During meditation I reach a certain point of relaxation and then I feel like I am falling backwards. It’s very unsettling and it startles me out of the flow of meditation completely. What is going on? a fan Dear Fan, You are starting to astrally project and a falling sensation is common when folks are leaving their body. A lot of folks leave their body without even knowing what it is…have you ever…
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Is Global Warming Real? (from 2006)

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Dear Laura, Are we having global warming? Will this crazy weather be better in 2006? Should I move? If so where? Worried Dear Worried, Yes, we are undergoing global warming. It’s real. The earth’s temperatures are rising and the polar ice caps are melting at unprecedented rates. A warming ocean means a rising ocean and also causes all sorts of issues. Weather patterns are changing and the new ‘norm’ is that we are existing in…
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Overcoming The Loss of A Beloved Pet Who Died Alone

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Hello Laura, I am grieving the loss of my dog who was with me for 13 years. I was not present with him at the time that he passed on. I feel I abandoned him when he needed me the most. I have been having a deep sense of guilt. I want to try and contact him and know how he is doing and if he has forgiven me. Can you help me? Rachna Hello…
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Healing Attraction To Wrong Partners & Raising Self Worth

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Dear Laura, I am AncientStardust.com’s newest fan…having ‘MET’ you via Bob Oslon on OfSpirit.com. I seek your guidance concerning an on-line friendship/relationship I recently ‘LET GO’ of after seven months. He had a habit of ‘disappearing’ for weeks (with no apology or explanation). Is he playing a mind game? Perhaps I am at fault here? I am strangely attracted to this man. Please enlighten me on his perplexing behavior and what he thought of the…
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Son’s Tragic Overdose Causes Father To Ask “What If?”

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Dear Laura, I recently lost my teenage son to an overdose and have dozens of ‘what if I did this or that’ come to my mind. I belong to the Compassionate Friends support group for parents who have lost a child and I hear that phrase over and over. What insight can you give us parents who have lost a child and try to blame ourselves when we shouldn’t? Brian Dear Brian, Thank you for…
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Understanding Your Dream Images And Symbols

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Dear Laura, I keep having a dream about a monkey. When I looked it up in dream books, I felt even more confused. What does the monkey mean? — a friend of Jane Goodall Dear Friend, Fear not! Although countless authors feel they have an exclusive handle on dream interpretation, I use a different approach. I believe that elements in dreams mean something uniquely different to each and every person by design. After all, if…
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Please Explain Reincarnation More

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Dear Laura, I believe in reincarnation but what about my pets? Do dogs reincarnate as dogs? Or cats as cats? Could my deceased loved ones reincarnate as my next pet or do people always reincarnate as people and dogs as dogs, etc.? If my dog dies, I was told I could ask for him to come back to me again as a new pet. Is this true? — going around and around Dear Going Around,…
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Beware of Scam Artists and Cons

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Dear Laura, A woman says she is a healer and can cure my terrible shyness if I give her $300. I am in need of help but am unsure. She prays and attends church so maybe I can trust her. What do you think? —HG Dear HG, Do not give this person your money. This is how charlatans and thieves make money. Good practitioners have references. They have set fees and schedules for sessions. They…
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Learning to Stay in Your Own Lane

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Dear Laura, Why do people get offended at someone wanting to offer something that may better their life? —Just trying to help Dear Just Trying, Because they didn’t ask for your help. And who are you to say that one life is better than another? There’s nothing worse than unsolicited advice pointing out how silly, stupid, foolish, unwise, unlucky, unproductive, unhealthy, etc., that someone thinks you are. Your intentions, however good, are completely inappropriate. It’s…
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Awakened in the Middle Of The Night By a Presence

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Dear Laura, Every night around 3 am I wake up. Sometimes I feel like there is something “there” that has woken me and then I can’t fall back to sleep. Is something there or am I losing it? —Sleepless in RI Dear Sleepless, I don’t know you or your house personally, so I am going to answer this from a broader sense. It is very common to have contact with other worldly energy during the…
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