Let's Rethink the Prophecies --by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D

As I write this article, on January 2nd, the cloudy sky outside my office threatens to rain upon Southern California. There's nothing that unusual about this weather, particularly since it was cloudy two days ago, on December 31st. The only thing extraordinary is that in-between this sandwich of cloud-covered days, yesterday, January 1st, was completely cloudless.

It's the same thing every year in Southern California. No matter how bad the winter weather or city smog gets, January 1st is always picture-perfect. So, the Rose Parade is consistently backdropped by a robin's-egg-blue skyline. Recently, this phenomenon came to the attention of scientists who study psychokinesis, or P.K. for short. P.K. is the study of how our thoughts affect matter. These scientists observed that January 1st's uncannily clear weather pattern beats statistical chance. According to the researchers, this phenomena is attributable to the large number of people who hold strong thoughts about having clear skies during the Rose Parade. After all, many folks go to a lot of trouble building floats and transporting their schools' marching band to Pasadena. Bad weather would definitely rain on their parade.

Researchers at Princeton University noted a similar phenomena. Every year during Princeton's outdoor graduation ceremonies, the weather is crystal clear. Princeton scientist Roger Nelson found that the statistical probability of this weather pattern was incredibly small, so that mere "chance" could not explain it. Dr. Nelson believes that the graduates and their out-of-town guests collectively create the perfect weather condition with their thoughts. The researcher noted that one year, a record-heavy rainfall "waited" until an hour after the graduation ceremony before the drops started falling.

These studies put a whole new light on bumper stickers which read, "Think Snow," or social patter where we say things like, "Well, I put in my order for good weather today." Of course, the studies' implications are well-known to any student of metaphysics. We intuitively know that our collective consciousness affects the earth and her weather. When we hold thoughts of anger, fear, jealousy, or competition, the earth absorbs the negative energy as if second-hand smoke was choking her life-blood. Mother earth's body, like our physical bodies, manifests illnesses from repressed negative feelings. Yet, when we send loving and peaceful thoughts outwardly, the earth thirstily drinks them in.

I remember Johnny Carson's monologues that poked fun at the Harmonic Convergence. Yet, Dr. Nelson of Princeton recently completed another mind-blowing study that just might eliminate all skepticism about the group mind effect upon the earth. On January 23rd 1997, people around the globe simultaneously meditated about world peace for five minutes. The event was known as "The Gaiamind Project."

Dr. Nelson and other American and European scientists used measuring devises in 14 global locations to test changes in the earth's energy field during the Gaiamind meditation. They concluded that there was a definite shift in the field during Gaiamind's five minutes.

University of Nevada researcher Dean Radin has measured significant changes in the earth's energy field during group events such as The Academy Awards, O.J.Simpson's verdict reading, Super Bowls, and the prime time television hours of 8 to 10 p.m. Both Drs. Radin and Nelson use instruments that are like giant brain wave machines, measuring the collective effects of group mind. These machines show that when we put our minds together and focus on a singular event simultaneously, we send out signals that affects matter. Interestingly, the machines show that during prime time television, our collective consciousness zooms upward during the television program, and then lulls during the commercial breaks. The graphs recorded by these machines show huge peaks and valleys in our mass brain waves that perfectly correlate to whether a prime television program is on, or whether we're all watching a commercial.

When Hurricane Fran threatened the east coast in 1996, more than 100 hypnotherapists attending a hypnotherapy convention in Virginia Beach focused their attention on slowing the hurricane's speed. Immediately after their group meditation, Fran slowed from 110 miles per hour, to 85 miles per hour. Coincidence? Perhaps. Yet, hypnotherapists are highly skilled at focusing their thoughts, and studies show that an intense and unwavering focus is what creates the most powerful effect. Group meditations where people's minds wander don't do much good, in other words. The hypnotists' focused thoughts were also joined with the countless wishes of other eastern seaboard residents who wanted Fran to slow down and go away.

We know from countless scientific studies, conducted at respected universities, that our thoughts affect matter. These studies show that our thoughts significantly alter the growth rate of plants, the temperature of water and air temperature, and the toss of coins and dice. Scientists are even studying the "safety implications" of mind-upon-matter. After all, researchers have proven that people in bad moods are statistically more likely to crash their computers and foul-up photocopy machines. They believe it logically follows that a negative-minded pilot's thoughts may mess with the airplane's instruments.

Just as negative thoughts interfere with matter, so do our loving thoughts support harmonious experiences in the material world. By regularly meditating upon an environment that supports all life, our thoughts will rapidly transform the world. And just as we would never dream of littering or polluting the atmosphere, let's also collectively stop littering the earth's field with negative thoughts. Just imagine the positive results if we'd all go "cold turkey" and quit worrying, stressing, and engaging in other mental polluting habits. Maybe instead of those signs that show a cigarette with a circle and a line through it, we'll all have placards that read, "Thank you for holding only positive thoughts." I'd also like to suggest that, during those lull moments of commerical television breaks, that we all collectively say a prayer for world peace.

As we approach the millennium shift, where prophecies have predicted earthly doom and gloom, we can use the power of our collective thought to avert these thoughts of planetary disaster. Many psychics and prophets have predicted torrential storms to hit the U.S. in 1998. Let's put our minds together and create a more harmonious picture. We can take charge of our environment by visualizing a beautifully peaceful world. As science is now proving: we have the power!

Doreen Virtue, Ph.D. is a metaphysician who holds three degrees in counseling psychology. She gives workshops on awakening spiritual healing, manifestations and psychic power. This article was excepted from her latest book, The Lightworker's Way: Awakening Your Spiritual Power to Heal and Know published by Hay House. (800) 654-5126 DrVirtue@aol.com