Twelve Positive Habits of Spiritually Centered People. Mark Thurston
Twelve Positive Habits of
Spiritually Centered People
Other Books by Mark Thurston
Edgar Cayce’s Guide to Spirituality for Busy People
Synchronicity as Spiritual Guidance
Millennium Prophecies
The Edgar Cayce Handbook for Creating Your Future (coauthor)
The Great Teachings of Edgar Cayce
More Great Teachings of Edgar Cayce
Soul-Purpose: Discovering and Fulfilling Your Destiny
Dreams: Tonight’s Answers for Tomorrow’s Questions
Paradox of Free Will
The Inner Power of Silence
Discovering Your Soul’s Purpose
How to Interpret Your Dreams
Understand and Develop Your ESP
Experiments in a Search for God
Experiments in Practical Spirituality
Meditation and the Mind of Man (coauthor)
Twelve Positive Habits of
Spiritually Centered People
By Mark Thurston
and
Sarah Thurston
A.R.E. Press • Virginia Beach • Virginia
Copyright © 2001
by Mark Thurston and Sarah Thurston
2nd Printing, July 2004
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Twelve positive habits of spiritually centered people / by Mark Thurston, and Sarah Thurston.
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1. Spiritual life. 2. Cayce, Edgar, 1877-1945. 3. Association for Research and Enlightenment. I. Thurston, Sarah, 1981- II. Title.
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Dedication
To our friend Joe Dunn. As Publisher of A.R.E. Press, Joe enthusiastically supported the idea of this book from its initial proposal. And as a dear friend, he has inspired us with his positive spirit and his courage in all that life has brought his way.
Contents
Introduction
Simple Habits, Powerful Results
You know the feeling: too busy to do what you know you ought to be doing. It’s so easy to get caught up in the busyness of the world. And when that happens, spiritually centering activities are squeezed out. You don’t find time for a rejuvenating walk in nature or the quiet time to read something inspirational.
It’s a fact of modern life that time is at a premium for most people. Sometimes we may find ourselves asking, “How long will it take?” before we ask, “And what will it cost?” Extraordinary stress is created when we feel like there’re just not enough hours in the day to do what needs to be done.
Most of us find that when time is tight, life-affirming disciplines easily get overlooked or skipped. Perhaps there’s little or no time in the morning to think about your dreams, let alone write them down. When life is hectic you may not do a very good job following the nutritional rules that you know are best. And meditation periods—which ideally take fifteen, twenty, or more minutes of quality, stress-free attention—are forgotten or brushed aside.
Wouldn’t it be great if spiritual and psychological benefits could be reaped from even brief investments of time and attention? How might your life be transformed by simple, positive habits that could keep you spiritually connected? Edgar Cayce, one of the most important spiritual philosophers of the twentieth century, had recommendations for exactly how you can do it.
Cayce made his reputation as a healer—a man whose clairvoyant insights and natural remedies earned him fame as one of the founders of the holistic healing movement. But his remarkable prescriptions usually weren’t just herbal tonics, dietary changes, or nontraditional therapies. Frequently