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BOOKS At my age it may be that there will only be one book but the door is not closed asyet.Here is the information that is on the website at Trafford Publishing and Isuggest that if you are interested in spirituality from a layman's point of view avisit could well be of interest. The website is http://www.trafford.com/robots/03-1221.htmlThis fine book is available now at our bookstore....Connectednessby Arnold Ward278 pages; Perfect bound; catalogue #03-1221; ISBN 1-4120-0853-0; US$21.95,C$29.00, EUR18.85, £13.10Connectedness is for people who want to find a meaning in life and explore theworld behind what we usually refer to as reality. It is a down-to-earth- andeasily readable book that will provide some answers of why we are here today, inthese particular bodies.________________________________________________________________________________Here is more information on this book:Read more!about the book about the author sample excerpts or Table ofContents catalogue infoAbout the BookI saw a need to provide information for people who find difficulty in working outwhy life can seem so difficult at times (all the time?).The book covers a wide range of information, beginning with the creation of life,and Man's journey through a beginning as pure spirit and its subsequent descentinto a material body and now the struggle to return to the spiritual source. Itexplains that all that we see and touch is actually energy and the energy fieldsit creates result in all of life, at all levels, being connected.Increasing consciousness is the basic drive and this process is described. Thereis no limit to the extent that consciousness can expand to and our progress intohigher levels of that experience are portrayed in the higher levels of evolutionthat can be attained, such as the human hierarchy, the logoi of planets and solarsystems etc. The path to increases in consciousness lies through re-incarnationand the working out of karma.Due to the efforts of fore-runners of the race we are gradually exposed to thepotential before us but we are hesitant in grasping the fact that life does have adeep, inner meaning, and that everything in the universe is actually connected toeverything else. The value of science is noted but there is also a broad exposureto such facets of life as the human body, health, relationships, education andbeliefs, politics, time and cycles.Despite the extent of the subjects covered it connects them into a workableframework from which to explore matters of interest in more depth.________________________________________Arnold Ward has had a long interest in the spiritual life of humanity. He haswritten this book to encourage a deeper consideration of the reason for human lifeon Earth. The Alice Bailey work and the Arcane school are the foundation for hiswriting and the contents include: the beginning; energy fields; the environment;evolving consciousness; reincarnation and karma; hierarchy and time. Scientificdiscoveries, theories outlined, showing how the advancements of today relate tothe Ageless Wisdom teachings. Many other subjects are featured including methodsof divination, morphogenesis, the environment, health and growth andrelationships. Connectedness is a most readable and informative book.The Beacon July/August 2004________________________________________
 
About the AuthorArnold Ward is a retired accountant who left England for Canada in 1952 andentered Australia in 1970 with his wife and two children. During his many moves inCanada and Australia he has been through a number of crises and met manyindividuals who exposed him to varied aspects of the world of metaphysics.On early retirement he and his wife Marie, who has been a constant inspiration tohim, opened a residential healing centre in New South Wales, and then one inWestern Australia. A lifelong interest in psychic phenomena and the spiritual sideof life, which began in his late teens, was coupled with a deep interest inscience. His interest in astrology led to a diploma from the Faculty ofAstrological Studies (London) in the year 1977.Beginning in the early 1990's he took an interest in the beginnings ofbiotechnology as applied to plants and eventually became a founding member of theSouth Australian Genetic Food Information Network (SAGFIN). In 1999 he attendedthe 'Eating into the Future' conference held at the Adelaide Hilton. At aconcurrent session he read a paper titled 'Genetic Engineering in a SpiritualSetting' which was subsequently published in The Beacon magazine.Reading of the Alice A. Bailey books opened up a much wider introduction to one ofthe means of spiritual growth and also introduced him to the course provided bythe Arcane School. In his case this proved to be what he had been looking for asit broadened his opportunity for service to others. Part of that service is thisbook, which is a primer for all those who are seeking some answers to thequestions that arise as a result of a feeling that there is more to life than justworking and consuming material goods. It is meant to act as a spur to looking moredeeply into the true reasons for human life on Earth.A draft copy of the book was given to Sarah McKechnie, who is president of theLucis Trust, one of the Trust's functions being the publishing of the Alice Baileybooks. Her comments on the book of - "You asked for my comments, and the firstthing I would say is congratulations on such an extensive appraisal of so manydifferent subjects, all of which you discuss by drawing upon the Ageless Wisdom.Writing this book must have been a huge task." - have encouraged me to persist infinding a publisher.His inner feeling is that he was meant to write this book to inspire others totake up the search for inner meaning.________________________________________Sample Excerpts and Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTSForewordIn the BeginningEnergy FieldsThe EnvironmentHistory of Man - Evolving ConsciousnessThe Human BodyWhy we are here - Reincarnation and KarmaHealth and GrowthRelationshipsEducation and BeliefsNumbersMethods of DivinationThe Hierarchy of ManPolitics and SpiritualityCyclesTimeAppendixBibliography________________________________________FOREWORD
 
This book resulted from my thoughts after writing a paper titled 'GeneticEngineering in a Spiritual Setting' which I read at a concurrent session in the'Eating into the Future' conference held at the Adelaide Hilton in April 1999. (Acopy of that paper is included in the appendix to the book).In writing the paper I became aware that much of what we humans do, whether it beat the technological, social, environmental, etc., levels is usually done withoutregard to the 'connectedness' of all life. We have an idea and impetuously put itinto action without thinking of the ramifications of what might happen as a resultof that action. Often we act as if time was of extreme importance and that we haveto get in first to make our money, or achieve some other objective before someoneelse does.'Haste makes waste' is an old saying and if one reflects, life still goes onwithout that marvellous invention, new technology, new method of doing something.They need to be integrated with what already is, and in the larger sense of asurrounding community be it large, or small, in the context of the action. We arehere to learn how to live with respect for all other life (and that includes allof us) and to develop a sense of 'beingness', to edge closer each day to thatmarvellous Being Who created us.Whenever I watch a nature program on TV, read about the wonderful events andprocesses that take place, hear about the almost limitless potentials of humanbeings, and then reflect on the immensity of the universe with its millions ofgalaxies and billions of stars, I feel a sense of awe that we are actually part ofthat life.This book is not meant to be a scientific treatise, or a sophisticated look atlife. The real purpose is to present an outline of what I have learned during mynow, longish life and which started when, as a teenager, I read 'The End of BorleyRectory', something captured my interest and led to a continual search for answersto life's mystery.The Bibliography contains many books which I found to be of great interest, and ofuse, in my quest. You, too, will discover that when information or help isgenuinely sought for, a door will open and guide you to your need. The universe iswatching, the universe knows; rest assured that seekers after the truth are nevermisled if they tread the path wisely.Always be aware of the charlatans who will profess they are the true guides. Theymay have something of value, but it is generally covered up in slick words andoften leads to a request for significant amounts of money. True spiritual adviceand guidance comes with no strings attached, leaving it to the receiver to decidehow much it is worth.I wrote what I have because I thought that many readers who are on the borderlineof mute acceptance of their life and a wondering of why is all this happening tome; am I just a happenstance of life in a human body; will feel inspired enough tobegin their search for a spiritual meaning in life.There is no one method, no one path to follow. Life was intended to be infinite inpotential and therefore what you do is yours alone. And alone we actually are as Idiscovered when on one starlit night I gazed up at them and had a distinctfeeling, 'you are all alone'. Eventually you will return to the starting point,either willingly or unwillingly, sooner or later, and those choices are yours.One word of caution. Never rest assured at any one stage in the confidence that'this is it'. You are heading into infinity and therefore there is no end to thequest.As you read this I wish you well in your search for answers as to why you are whatyou are.Arnold WardAdelaide May 2003Chapter One - CREATIONIt is necessary to use the imagination when dealing with the world of the Spirit.So much that has been discovered by individuals who have the gift of being able to'see' beyond the material veil can be foreign to our everyday lives as we struggle
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