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The Ageless Wisdom Mystery School with Michael Benner

Michael Bennerwww.theagelesswisdom.com
A self-awareness podcast exploring why we think, feel, and act the way we do.
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Episodes

Managing Anger, Hatred & Rage

Anger management requires two things: one, the understanding that your emotions are your personal response, not merely what's done to you, and secondly, find the hurt beneath the fear and understanding its roots. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Aug 16, 201227 min

Trains of Thought

This class examines the unconscious nature of perpetual thinking that continues even when we cease applying our thoughts in a purposeful way. It also explores the continuity of awareness that bridges the gaps between our thoughts. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Aug 09, 201228 min

The Human Trinity

This class reveals the fascinating parallels between the Divine Trinity in Christianity and its lower correspondence in humans -- the mental, emotional & physical nature. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Jul 31, 201227 min

The Nature of Evil

This week's podcast examines the implications of evil personified as a devil, either Satan or Lucifer plus explores questions about whether it opposes goodness or exists essentially as the absence of goodness. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Jul 23, 201226 min

FLY #6 -- Peak Performance

Sports psychology is less about stress reduction, than about converting distress into eustress. Tension disables, relaxation empowers. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Jul 22, 201230 min

FLY #5 -- Decision-Making

Having addressed the problem of what to do in Lesson #4, we now look at techniques for deciding what we want. You can't determine a direction, until you have an outcome in mind. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Jul 11, 201227 min

FLY #4 -- Problem-Solving

Instead of facing a problem with the question, "What should I do?", this class describes the benefits of asking, instead, "Do I know what I want?" The answer determines whether it is the kind of problem where we know the desired outcome,, but not how to get there or make it happen. If the answer is "No," a decision is required in order to, "Begin with the end in mind," to borrow from author, Steven Covey. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn m...

Jul 02, 201229 min

FLY #3 -- Healing Current Hurt & Heartache

The reason most people find it difficult to understand their emotional feelings is their attempt to use logic and reasoning. Reasons can have emotions, but emotions do not rely upon reasoning. Emotions need to be understood by developing intuition. This class describes how to do that. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Jun 29, 201227 min

FLY #2 -- Healing Childhood Hurt

Emotional hurt & upset has more to do with our childhood traumas than most people realize. In this class, we discuss using relaxation & visualization to access the memory banks in the subconscious mind, understand the false assumptions of a child from the perspective of an experienced adult, and replace those hurtful memories with enhanced self-awareness. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs ...

Jun 18, 201226 min

The Best Personal & Spiritual Development Quotes

Most people have some sense of a particular religion, but few people take the time to study all religions and philosophies from a comparative point-of-view. Here are some of the most inspiring personal & spiritual development quotes explained by a teacher with more than 40-years experience. Enjoy. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Jun 12, 201227 min

FLY #1 -- Self Love

Responsibility for the love in your life means understanding that love comes through each of us when we feel safe & relaxed. Love is not a commodity we receive from others, but rather a shared field of energy each person contributes to. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Jun 04, 201224 min

Influencing with Integrity

Most attempts to influence others are fundamentally negative -- threats, intimidation, bullying & blackmail. In this webinar, Michael describes a much more positive approach in which rapport-building permits you to enhance awareness & understanding of the person you seek to influence, so they're more likely to agree with you and accept your proposals. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visi...

Jun 01, 201226 min

The Mind and Its Brain

Though brain chemistry clearly impacts awareness, thought and feeling, it is also becoming apparent that the mind can rewire, remap & literally grow the size & weight of the brain. Michael explains this relationship in terms of the brain depending upon & conforming to the intentions & passions of the mind -- that as energy, awareness is primary to the material brain. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Pre...

May 22, 201227 min

Spiritual Finance

Thinking of money or the stuff it buys as matter means it is impermanent and not very real. But when money is thought of as energy is becomes eternal and substantial as long as it flows through an unbroken circuit. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

May 14, 201229 min

Evolution's Leap

The traditional left wing-right wing political spectrum pits self-interest against social justice. As humans evolve from right to left, a new vertical paradigm of spiritual unfoldment will replace the old horizontal political spectrum. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

May 07, 201227 min

The Symbols of Sacred Knowledge

The symbols of the constitutional democracy that emerged from theAmerican Revolution correspond to mystical beliefs repressed by Catholic & Protestant Churches, but kept alive by the Freemasons & Rosicrucians. This program addresses three beliefs held by early Christians that were proclaimed heretical by the Catholic Church of Rome as early as the 5th Century. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Prog...

Apr 30, 201224 min

The Amazing Power of Hypnosis

In this class, instructor Michael Benner explains hypnosis & meditation as two sides of the same coin -- meditation as a receptive state, hypnosis as more causative. Both promote an integration of the conscious & subconscious minds through relaxation, which reverses and neutralizes the fight-or-flight response, thus reducing brainwave frequencies to bring higher brain functions back into play, ie. creativity, conceptual understanding, memory, emotional sensitivity, healing & immune s...

Apr 23, 201227 min

Turning Fear into Excitement

This program explains fear as the feeling of confusion or ignorance rather than an indication of danger. The ultimate antidote, then, is to: Know your Self.. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Apr 16, 201227 min

The Cosmic Christ

This Easter Sunday class was not about Jesus, so much, as it was about the Christos or level of consciousness he represents -- the force between energy & mass, the Love between Spirit & Matter ... bothwaves AND particles. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Apr 10, 201226 min

Meditation Styles

Outlining seven basic categories of meditation & contemplation and their applications in expanded awareness, peak performance, healing & accelerated learning. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Apr 02, 201228 min

Owning your Fear

Fear is your response ... not to danger, as you might imagine, but to confusion, ignorance, and a lack of awareness. By seeing fear as your response rather than something that's done to you, you empower yourself through personal responsibility. Blame is giving your power to others to do life to you. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Mar 26, 201227 min

Dream Incubation

Here's a technique for incubation dreams to contain information to help your solve problems for your waking life. We also discuss dream interpretation & awakening naturally without external alarms. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Mar 20, 201228 min

The Mental Skill Stronger than Will

Corresponding to the Conscious & Subconscious minds, the Will and the Imagination must be in alignment to accomplish chosen goals. When in conflict, the imagination always prevails. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Mar 13, 201229 min

The Fear of What Others Think

Ultimately, the fear of what others think is a reflection of your failure to understand yourself. This program discusses how you go about doing that. What does it even mean to "Know Yourself?" Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Mar 06, 201227 min

The Pendulum Metaphor

Discussion of the rich metaphor involving not only the weighted bottom end of the pendulum representing the relative nature of things, but also the fixed upper end representing the Absolute. Also discussed is the connection between diversity & unity and matter & spirit. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Mar 01, 201228 min

Synchronicity & Magical Thinking

Carl Jung, the Viennese psychiatrist coined the term :synchronicity: to refer to meaningful coincidences. He proposed the para-normal phenomena as evidence of a "collective unconscious mind." Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Feb 23, 201230 min

The Language of Feelings

Emotional feelings do not come to you through reasoning. To understand the meaning of your feelings you must develop and rely upon your intuition. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Feb 20, 201230 min

The Secrets of Conflict Resolution

Most people believe that in order to win an argument you must disprove the other person's position. In fact when you find something to acknowledge in their position, you get acknowledgment in return. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Feb 20, 201228 min

Who Are You?

Most people are so deep into playing roles & trying to please other people that they've lost track of their genuine individuality. Steve & Michael discuss the discovery & development of your authenticity as a unique individual. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Feb 13, 201226 min

MBSR & the Maui Retreat

Defines mindfulness and explains some of the benefits. Describes the upcoming Maui Mindfulness Retreat in Haiku, April, 2012. Visit http:www.TheAgelessWisdom.com or call (818) 569-3017 for more information. To learn more about Michael's Premium Audio Programs visit http://www.FocusedPassion.com.

Jan 18, 201229 min
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