But although most people do believe in ancient miracles, many of us think that they are not happening any more. We believe that the Age of Miracles is over.

And yet, if what we are learning is true -- if science is turning out to be impotent to actually reverse the destruction of our environment -- then if we are going to heal our world, we are going to have to do it with "metascience." We are going to have to create miracles. And this will only be possible if we are willing to make the changes within ourselves where we can accept miracles as possible in our everyday world.

We all have read the miracles found in the Bible, the Koran, the Bhagavad Gita, the Zen traditions, and many other sacred sources. But we do not believe that this level of consciousness is happening now. Especially, we think that our own abilities are not capable of creating miracles.

Of course, our official media have not helped us, for they have focused on the human dramas of tragedy, pain and death. When Mother Mary appears and heals a child, as she has done so many times just during the last decade, this event does not reach the evening news -- not even if the event was photographed and witnessed by hundreds of people.

A couple examples of modern miracles:

These are just two of a myriad of seemingly miraculous events, some of which have been witnessed by hundreds and even thousands of people, many of which have been photographed. So why does it seem as though there are no more miracles? Or perhaps a better question is: Even though the evidence of miracles surrounds us, why don't we believe?

This is the first and primary problem: our loss of faith -- our disbelief. Not believing is the beginning of the end. As soon as we lose faith, we lose the possibility. The part of the world that you don't believe in, for you, does not exist.

Do you remember the story of the woman who was healed by touching Jesus' robe? That great master told her that her faith -- not He -- had made her whole. This is the nature of the human experience. Our beliefs restrict us, but they can also make us whole. We feel restricted, limited by "physical reality," as though we are living in a prison of what is and what is not "possible." But this prison is only in our mind. When we expand our beliefs, we become free.

How Can We Change Our Beliefs?

If we can understand that our belief patterns are the stumbling stones on the road to miracles, how can we reach our destination? How can we surmount these blocks that lie in our path?

The answer is in simply opening our minds to new and unusual possibilities. Even if we do not believe that miracles are all around us now, we must still slowly open to the possibility that this could become true in our own lives. We can simply allow space within our minds for the Source of Life to enter and make a change for the better in our own world.

This opening up to new possibilities in our own experience is the first, cautious step. For in truth, we are the dreamers of our world, and if we do not allow for the possibility that our dreams may come alive all around us, they will not. We will block them. On the other hand, if we do allow for this possibility, then miracles can happen to us, and they will. It is only a matter of time.

Think of the world of miracles as a place that lies just beyond a very thin screen of old and outworn ideas. As we replace these old ideas with an openness to new possibilities, we pierce through this screen, and then we will start to witness miracles in our lives. It is the first simple step, but it is a crucial one.

The Real Thing

Assuming that beliefs are not in the way,
how are miracles actually performed?

Ancient and indigenous peoples from around the world have very definite procedures for how to create a miracle. But although the words may be different, all procedures seem to follow certain basic principles.

From the Melchizedek knowledge, all miracles are created first from attention and intention. The attention on what it is that is to be created and the intention on how it will be manifested. These are the two pillars of consciousness that begin the miracle.

However, we also know that intention has three parts. If any one of these parts is not fulfilled, the miracle will not happen. These three parts are the MIND, HEART and BODY. The MIND must know that the intention will happen and has happened already on the higher levels of existence. The HEART must experience the emotion of the experience as though the intention has happened. And, finally, the BODY must feel the experience within itself, exactly as though the intention is happening at that moment. When these three aspects are unified through the original intention, the miracle will always become a reality.

In this environmental issue of our webzine, we have published articles by three writers whose central concerns have to do with the use of consciousness to change so-called physical reality. These writers may almost seem, at first, to be talking about completely different subjects. But are they? We'll let you decide if what they are saying is different or the same.

Gregg Braden: Scientist of Compassion

The first writer is Gregg Braden. Gregg is the author of three books that have captured the minds and hearts of thousands (see Gregg Braden biography).

Gregg tells us how to once more begin creating miracles around us through an ancient form of prayer. Texts found near the place of the Dead Sea Scrolls speak of this form of prayer as a means of directly creating changes in the outer world. Taking much of his information from these ancient texts, Gregg reestablishes in his new book, The Isaiah Effect, excerpted in this issue of the Spirit of Ma'at, the principles of a kind of prayer that is much more than just talking with God -- prayer that comes alive, allowing us to co-create with God. Gregg shows us how we may learn to make our visions actually manifest in the everyday, physical world we call Reality.

Listen carefully to these ancient secrets, for they will also teach us how it may be possible to heal our modern world.

John Perkins: Shapeshifters of the Amazon

The next writer is John Perkins. John is the author of books that have excited the imagination of people in both hemispheres (see John Perkins biography).

John's material comes from the indigenous way of seeing the world. The shamans of John's writings are masters who live today, hidden in the jungles of the Amazon. They still practice the ancient art of shapeshifting as their ancestors have done for thousands of years, with the same knowledge of Mother Earth and the same sensitivity to Her needs.

After explaining how these shamans can shapeshift into other life forms, John shows us how we ourselves can use shapeshifting as a means to change and heal the outer world and the environment.

James Twyman: Troubador of Peace

Jimmy Twyman has been called the Peace Troubador, as he travels the world "singing peace" and "praying peace" wherever he goes. His thoughts reflect the wisdom of those who understand the secret world of human consciousness.

Jimmy has co-authored a book with Gregg Braden and Doreen Virtue, Praying Peace, to be released in October by Findhorn Press. This book details seven pathways to peace. As an exclusive for this issue of the Spirit of Ma'at, we are honored to publish "The First Pathway," an advance preview chapter from this book. See James Twyman biography.

Whether our metaphor is prayer, shapeshifting, or song, we can learn to co-create reality through focusing our intent, our thoughts, emotions, feeling, and actions in a sacred way. Gregg Braden, John Perkins, and James Twyman can help to show us how. Then it is up to us to take action.

Plus . . . Conscious Water

To show just how powerful our thoughts really are to alter physical reality, we are introducing you this month to the exciting new work of Japan's Masaru Emoto. Through exquisite before-and-after photographs of frozen water crystals, Emoto convincingly demonstrates that human thought, emotions, and feelings can transform water molecules from chaos into meaningful, and often very beautiful, structures. He has documented his work in a new book called The Messages from Water, where you can see that human thoughts -- whether dark or light -- really do have an effect on our physical environment.

As above, so below.

Walking Our Talk: A Live Broadcast

Words are not enough. To achieve results, we need experience and practice. We need to "walk our talk." So we invite you to walk the talk with us, in our first Internet global meditation, to be broadcast live on September 24 at 3 p.m. New York time (for further information see broadcast).

This broadcast is being co-hosted and underwritten for us by WorldPuja, a website that is doing exactly what we are talking about: bringing millions of people together to "pray peace"; actively using the power of inner human consciousness to change the outer world.

Joanne Karl, the founder of WorldPuja, will join me in this broadcast. She talks about the work of WorldPuja in the pages of this webzine at Where the World Meets for Peace

Remember when Peter saw Jesus walking on water? Peter stepped out on the surface of the water for a short time, walking with his master. He was doing it. And then a doubt came over him, and he instantly fell into the deep. His faith was not quite strong enough to sustain him. This story shows how faith can generate the miracle, and also how lack of faith can take it away.

I invite you to carefully read the articles in this magazine, for they will help your mind and heart to experience "the feeling of the wish fulfilled." They will show you how to make your prayers manifest into the world of physical reality.

Then, join us on September 24, with your mind, heart and body, in our global prayer for world health and peace.

And remember to allow the space in your mind for the possibility that YOU can create miracles. Allow space within your mind for possibilities beyond normal human awareness. Only then will we be able to witness the healing of our dear, endangered world into a world of peace, health and light.

It will happen. You are co-creating this new, living reality as you read.

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