http://slow.writerscafe.org/TusitalaTom The original writings of author Tusitala Tom en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776013021 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A visit to a old post office museum in 2012 took me back to the 1950s, 60s and 70s and the type of work I was doing then, along with the equipment I used to do that work. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1380182/ Here is a poem I wrote forty years ago. It simply my poetic view at that time of a tree, its life and the life it sustains. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1379069/ MMM014Body, Mind and Spirit �" Who is really in charge?I was recently reading how ‘gut feelings’ can affect brain function and, of course, how the reverse applies.   How our emotions affect our physical well-being has been known for millennia.   &lsquo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378265/ MMM ThirteenNothing real is threatenedEverything we observe, be it in what we call the ‘real’ world, the tangible world of materiality, or the worlds created in our imagination, fall within the ambit of our central theme that: Mind Matters Most.  After all, it is in our willful .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378263/ MMM012Be Wary of what you accept as a belief!In this chapter I will describe how some of our false beliefs can hold us back from our full potential.  Also how, once we get rid of these beliefs, we have greater freedom to choose what we want to do or be.   I will provide some examp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378260/ MMM012Be Wary of what you accept as a belief!In this chapter I will describe how some of our false beliefs can hold us back from our full potential.  Also how, once we get rid of these beliefs, we have greater freedom to choose what we want to do or be.   I will provide some examp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378258/ MMM ElevenChange your thinking: change your lifeIn his book, ‘You’ll See It When You Believe It,’ Dr. Wayne W Dyer states “Abundance is related to how you feel about yourself.   If you feel important enough to ask, and divine enough to receive, receiving will be.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378257/ MMM 010A hierarchy of ever higher planesOn my bookshelves there is an old paperback which is falling apart from age and use.   Its glued in pages have dried out and the paper is beginning to yellow, but still I hang onto it and, from time to time, open it to read.  It’s call.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378254/ MMM Nine                                  Questions of God:  What is it that most people want?     &nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378253/ MMM EightOur feelings of belonging are so importantOn the 11th April 2009 a middle-aged and rather frumpy-looking woman stood before an audience of thousands of very skeptical people to sing a song.  This woman didn’t look at all professional.  She didn’t fit the mold or lo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378252/ MMM SevenDo ye not know that ye are gods?When I was in my early thirties I had an experience which I can only describe as an epiphany.   The word epiphany is bandied about quite a lot these days.  People often use it to describe an ‘ah-ha’ moment, a significant insight.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378251/ MMM SixOur conditioning creates what we believeIt’s been said that there really is no objective world out there; that things are how we perceive them to be.  We create our environment.  Whether this is true is something we won’t delve into here.  However, what I will s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378249/ MMM005Every thought is a seed so be careful what you plantIn preceding chapters the emphasis has been on the dramatic.   We spoke of those deeply-rooted sankaras which cause emotional chaos.  You could say that these particular sankaras, when they were laid down, were caused by so.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378242/ MMM004Just observe and leave the results to Nature In Vipassana Meditation the terms, ‘pure observation,’ and ‘pure breath’ are commonly used.  What is meant by this?  Pure observation means observing without intention.   We are to observe impartially... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378241/ MMM ThreePure attention can melt potential illness before it can manifestNow comes the tricky part: how to actually make things better before you’ve even become aware that something is wrong.  It is something that needs be taken on trust, for there is no way of knowing whether Vipassa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378239/ Change our thoughts and we change our health http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378237/ I gain in skill as a medium or 'channeler' in my first year at it - 1969 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378233/ Here I describe my very early attempts at establishing the authenticity of my ability to take automatic writing, the anxieties, doubts, and fears. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378230/ More 'channeled' information. Here I describe my early concerns re authenticity http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378228/ Communication 'channeled' from a Higher Plane http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378225/ PrefaceWhat do you really want?  Will you discover it in the words written here?  Will a reading of this text change your life for the better?   I wish I could say a definite yes to these questions.  I cannot.  What I will say is that they could point the way to a v.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378218/ Chapter One The reader will be far more concerned with what Higher Self  (the‘God part’ of us all)  has to say, than in the writer’s personal story so I will dispense with that.   Automatic Writing is a common enough ‘psychic’ ability. .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378190/ Do we wish to continue as role-players coming from a self-image? Or do we wish to discover who and what we REALLY are? What is your intent? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TusitalaTom/1378134/