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WELCOME to LIGHT and LIFE.com |
 WELCOME to our bold multi-media Exploration of the
Spiritual Universe. For your enlightenment and
entertainment, we'll range from the exposure of corruptions
that blight our world to the highest visions of goodness. We hope you will participate by sending us your
creative expressions that speak to spiritual values, including
essays, videos, MP3 music tracks, podcasts, poetry,
artwork and photographs. We want to showcase your
activist movements for social and spiritual progress, so send
us your links. We also need associate editors who can help
maintain and grow the site, and we welcome your constructive
feedback as well. The planet is quickening with new energies
and insights, even as we stand at the brink of catastrophes
from war, corruption and global warming. We invite you to join
us in showcasing paths to enlightenment, and in realizing our
Oneness in the Spirit. - Jim Cleveland
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SPIRITUAL REVELATION DISCOVERIES |
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TEACHING MISSION |
NEW!
For spiritual historians and philosophers, new Light and
Life friend Frits Andriessen offers an extensive site on
Spiritual Science from the University of Christ at
www.mogenblue.nl,
which is based on the works of Jozef Rulof. Spiritual
Science concerns topics such as Christ, God, Mother- and
Fatherhood, Rebirth, Structures of the Spiritual Worlds
and the Universe; origins of the Soul, Twin
Souls, Love; and more.
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FREE FUSION OFFER!
 For an introduction to the celestial Teaching Mission, Light
and Life suggests Celestials
over
Cincinnati: Lessons of the Planetary Correcting Time,
a 312-page trade quality paperback that I authored to overview
our experiences with celestial teachers, as well as the
mission's interplanetary objectives. The book features lessons
from Christ Michael, Abraham, Tarkas, Bakim, and scores of
celestial teachers from across the U.S.
 Buy
the book for $15.50 at Author House and we will send you
FREE the complementary CD, Celestial
Fusions: Realities of the Teaching Mission,
with teacher
transmissions read by Jim
Cleveland and music by Mark Austin and friends. The CD
can be previewed and sampled at
www.cdbaby.com/all/lightandlife,
along with other Cleveland-Austin CDs, which include
Jesus of Urantia: In His Own
Words.
BUY
THE BOOK; GET A FREE CD
simply by sending us notification of your purchase and your
mailing address. Thanks for exploring our work. - Jim
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LIGHT AND LIFE
JOURNAL |
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JIM
CLEVELAND |
Light and Life
Journal: Issue 18 and others
If the world is indeed “quickening,”
as the
Urantia Book says, then what
exactly
does that mean?
Is it like tearing off a hangnail, one that’s painful
because it has gone “into the quick?” That means it reached
the point of pain. The world seems to have reached that
point. Read more ...
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Jim Cleveland's new action-adventure novel, Dark Riders,
is now available at
Author House and his new CD with
Mark Austin,
Grinning Through Apocalypse One Armageddon at a Time!,
is now available at
CD
Baby
 FROM
CYNICISM TO
HEROISM
Xavier Thorn
stripped his life down to the essentials he needed to strike
at the Mafia – an angry cynicism that he yearned to turn
heroic, along with an arsenal of weapons and explosives and
the vision of a one-man crusade for justice that he saw
nowhere in society.
 Grinning
Through Apocalypse
One Armageddon at a Time!
By Jim Cleveland, with Mark Austin
OUTRAGES! IDIOCIES! ... and more
Serio-Comic and Satirical Comedy Sketches and Acts.
Includes: Dante's Inferno Schermno; Little Richard,
Philosophical Giant; Chickens on the Road, Literary
Division; Interfaith Las Vegas, the Pupae of Irony, the
Great Corny Act, In at Out There Bookz, Songs of Life, and
New Millennium Blues.
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POETRY |
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HUMOR |
THE LIGHTHOUSE
REVELATION PAPERS
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 Carlin
on Values:
Comic philosopher,
George Carlin, who recently lost his wife, felt especially
poignant when he wrote this gem about his longstanding serio-comic
complaints with society and where true value lies.
NEW!
Grinning Through Apocalypse
One Armageddon at a Time!
By Jim Cleveland, with Mark Austin
OUTRAGES!
IDIOCIES! ... and more
Serio-Comic and Satirical Comedy Sketches and Acts.
Includes: Dante's Inferno Schermno; Little Richard,
Philosophical Giant; Chickens on the Road, Literary
Division; Interfaith Las Vegas, the Pupae of Irony, the
Great Corny Act, In at Out There Bookz, Songs of Life, and
New Millennium Blues.
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LIBRARY
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ART /
PHOTOGRAPHY |
NEW!
Jim Cleveland's new action-adventure novel, Dark Riders,
is now available at
Author House
FROM
CYNICISM TO
HEROISM
Xavier Thorn
stripped his life down to the essentials he needed to strike
at the Mafia – an angry cynicism that he yearned to turn
heroic, along with an arsenal of weapons and explosives and
the vision of a one-man crusade for justice that he saw
nowhere in society.
But he didn’t
reckon on confronting two mysterious women on the road.
Profane Chelsea, her motorcycle broken down, reflects back
to him a feminine side of the same demons that drive his
quest, while concealing a traumatic and guilt-ridden past.
Young and beautiful Colombine is mysteriously silent,
escaping reality in stacks of books until she faces her
fears in an erotic love triangle between the protagonists.
The trio
embarks upon a road adventure with
plot twists that keep the reader guessing. They
include an outrageous attack on a
New Orleans
Mafia Don that stirs national media, and ensuing violent
confrontations with a vicious
motorcycle
gang dispatched to kill them all.
Each of the
characters faces a bullet-riddled showdown in a mountain
wilderness that will change their lives forever, if they
survive.
www.authorhouse.com
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where Jim Young's SENSITIVE poetry
and
Tara Logan's DYNAMIC photography
through the lens of Gerdean Bowen's editing
merge TOGETHER like hand in
glove.
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MUSIC |
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VIDEO |
 NEW!
Meet our new Light and Life friend, wooden-flute player and
keyboardist Michael Brant DeMaria. He has taken an age-old
American Indian legend (the origin of the courting flute)
and amplified the tale with an album full of instrumental
tunes, SIYOTANKA.
DeMaria has played with many performers well-known in the
Native American and new age musical genres. He is also a
professional psychologist and soul guide who has had three
books published. SIYOTANKA is his second
CD. In addition to telling a story,
DeMaria specifically created the music on SIYOTANKA to aid
in spiritual journeys, meditation, healing and relaxation.
Michael
DeMaria's website is www.ontosmusic.com
Sample David Young's Music:
David Young -
Time to Say Goodbye and
Bliss
www.davidyoungmusic.com
We
invite you to check out our CD Baby catalog. Together with Mark Austin's incredible bass guitar
&
synthesizer, and a fine ensemble of musicians and guest
artists, I've been pleased to record my
poetry on CDs we call the SOUL SERIES. They
include:
JESUS OF URANTIA: IN HIS OWN WORDS by
Jim Cleveland & Mark Austin. Spoken words by and about Jesus from the Urantia Papers
epochal revelation, with music suites
and
bridges. Narrated by Jim Cleveland & Stephanie Gjerde.
CELESTIAL FUSIONS: REALITIES OF THE TEACHING MISSION:
Transmissions of
Celestial Teachers received and read by Jim Cleveland,
with musical selections by Mark Austin and friends. Includes transmitted
messages from Tarkas, Bakim, Elisha, Nero, Andrew,
Abraham, Mantoube Melchizedek and Christ Michael, each speaking on these critical and quickening times of spiritual
transformation.
FIND THEM ALL AT
www.cdbaby.com/all/lightandlife
with
discounts on multiple purchases. Use
PayPlay for quick
and easy
MP3 sampling and purchase
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WORLD IN TURMOIL
In these times of
quickening global crisis, artists are showing frustration, anger,
and rebellion, and an intense desire for higher values. Some are seeing
light at the end of Apocalypse; others don't.
Even with high hopes for a new US government, humankind will remain racked
with the legitimate fears of terrorism, economic ruin, environmental
disasters, corruption, and raging conflicts in several countries.
As we face a new year, L&L urges your prayers for the human family, your
empathy for others, and your active service to implant higher ideals in
this critical time of tumultuous changes.
Here, we invite you to explore with us, and learn lessons from the
creative works that express the rages of the time.
DJ CHRIS GEO - WE'RE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE. In the realm of Hip
Hop and all music genres, artists are expressing rage at the corruption
that permeates our institutions, alienates society, and ruins lives. These
people see some ugly truths they will not tolerate.
IRIS DEMENT - LIVING IN THE WASTELAND OF THE FREE.
Anger from rural Arkansas with Iris Dement, who exposes how we use our
freedom to embrace lies, deceit and frivolity. In the Ozarks and
elsewhere, the painful realities of our follies are well-known.
PETER GABRIEL & TRACY CHAPMAN - DON'T GIVE UP. Despite it
all, the hope for humanity lies with us, and we can't even think about
giving up. An inspiring duet on a world stage.
JACKSON BROWNE - FOR EVERYMAN. Even if our ideals get trampled down by
realities, and we can't get to our dreams alone, we can take our place on
life's treadmill with the all the others who hope to find themselves in
each other.
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PHENOMENA |
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VISION |
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Life in tumultous
South Africa can help one establish some clear
visions about life. Here are some of those shared by
Meinhardt Greef.
Marianne Williamson, author of The Age of Miracles:
Embracing the New
Midlife,
and many other
bestselling books, presents a short and inspiring
video message to Humanity's Team about the critical
importance of the shift to Oneness. Click
here,
then enjoy and pass on to all you know!
MEMORIES OF
MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI
The
passing of the man who brought widespread awareness of
Transcendental Meditation to the western world prompts our
L&L sharing from the New Heaven, New Earth news service.
Deepak Chopra and his children offer narratives from
their experiences with Maharishi on our Vision pages and
NHNE offers a
library filled with perspectives.
STILLNESS: The Greatest Exploration
The
greatest frontier for human exploration is the inner self,
the higher self, the God spirit within. This is done in
silent and worshipful times where the human spirit seeks to
find its home in God, develop the personal relationship with
our Creator that builds the Soul and gives life Peace. As a
founder of the Stillness Foundation and now an associate of
the Center for Christ Consciousness, I'm pleased to offer
our roadmap to those exploring the daily Stillness on our
L&L Vision pages. Also, visit
Donna D'Ingillo and friends.
A Fable of Planetary Transformation
WantToKnow.com
and Fred Burks have a powerful vision for transforming the
planet and creating an era of Light and Life. Join us in
exploring a series of revelatory and inspiring new webpage
presentations that carry us through the transformation
journey. See our VISIONS section for an overview narrative
and to launch the series
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BRINGERS of the LIGHT |
BRINGERS of the LIGHT
From Jim Cleveland
Manager/Publisher
Hello Spiritual
Seekers,
We’ve had this lighthouse open
for some 13 years, exploring the spiritual universe and
finding many networking opportunities. We’ve
discovered people and movements whom we admire, support & with
whom we are working with in some way. We share with
you our partnering Light Bringers.
 NEW HEAVEN, NEW EARTH
COMMUNITY & News Service is a great source of planetary news
that really matters to our lives, gleaned from the most reliable
& prestigious publications in the world. David Sunfellow has
designed an excellent venue in which members share writings,
photos, videos, & their concerns for the spiritual & physical
well-being of people and our environment.
www.nhnecommunity.ning.com/
 The URANTIA BOOK FELLOWSHIP of readers at
www.ubfellowship.org offers socializing, educational
&
networking experiences built around the Urantia Papers, deemed
by many of its students as the Fifth Epochal Revelation to
humankind. Over 2,100 pages, it synthesizes science, philosophy
& religion and includes a detailed history of Jesus on our
planet.
See inspired secondary works at
www.truthbook.org &
www.morningstar.org,
science news at
www.ubthenews.com/.
Find links at
www.ubwebsites.com,
a leading edge searchable text at
www.ascenderpublishing.com & global sharing programs of
the Urantia Foundation at
www.urantiabook.org.
THE TEACHING MISSION: For more than 15 years, Urantia-inspired spiritual seekers have been receiving
&
transmitting lessons from celestial teachers during Stillness upreach. In addition to hundreds of TeaM lessons on this site,
thousands of pages are in the library/archives
of Starbridge Foundation at
http://tmarchives.com.
  ALL, the Association for Light
and Life,
represents a Oneness in spiritual service, above & beyond
dogma & onto a higher ground of altruistic sharing. Comprised
of Urantia Book readers & a diversity of spiritual seekers &
servers, ALL-supported programs are at:
associationforlightandlife.org.
HUMANITY’S TEAM celebrates the Oneness of Spirit
globally. Author Neale Donald Walsch’s Conversations with God
& other books have inspired & supported a movement that is
world-wide. Stewards are needed in
administrative & creative roles across the world.
humanitysteam.org
UNITY FELLOWSHIP: An all-loving, service-giving
religious fellowship that celebrates truth and goodness & the
shining example of Jesus. “Let
there be peace on earth, & let it begin with me.” Find a fellowship in your area.
www.unityfellowship.org.
Unity
principles:
1. There
is only one Presence and one Power active as the universe and as
my life: God the Good.
2. Our
essence is of God; therefore we are inherently good. this God
essence, called the Christ, was fully expressed in Jesus.
3. We
are co-creators with God, creating reality through thoughts held
in mind.
4.
Through prayer and meditation, we align our heart-mind with God.
Denials and affirmations are tools we use.
5.
Through thoughts, words and actions, we live the Truth we know.
THE
UNITY PRAYER OF PROTECTION:
The
light of God surrounds me.
The
love of God enfolds me.
The
power of God protects me.
The
presence of God watches over me.
Wherever I am, God is ...
and
all is well.
(Prayer
of Protection by James Dillet Freeman)
NEW!
J.J. JOHNSON, a new friend, presents his book
Up Close and Personal With
The Urantia Book.
J.J. says his work reviews Urantia's evangelistic message
and "its potential transformational impact with the
cumulative effect of advancing higher levels of human
civilization on our strife-torn planet." As a study guide,
the book relates passages to concepts and the values they
represent. Check it out at
Amazon.
 "WE ARE ONE - A World Anthem"
is the culmination of a two-year journey
by Kevin Reid and his younger brother Jimmy.
What evolved is an epic one-song
production featuring over 200 people from scores of
nations; a diverse range of professional artists and wide
array of everyday people.
You can sample & purchase Kevin Reid music at:
cdbaby.com/cd/kevinsacredfire
You can see pictures of all the performers at:
www.aworldanthem.org/performers
and read the short story behind the creation at:
www.aworldanthem.org/story
THE CHURCH WITHIN: Daniel Megow launched this
online ministry in the early 1990s, when we both were forming our
spiritual service missions. These Sunday sermons have
reached millions and offer an archival treasury of the most
fragrant and inspiring altruistic spiritual lessons and
soul-warming stories of the age.
www.churchwithin.org.
The CHRIST CONSCIOUSNESS CENTER:
Longtime friend Donna D’Ingillo, in Oakland, California, brings peace & clarity into
lives through generational healing techniques that restore
& build relationships with our Universal Parents.
http://www.ctrforchristcon.org/
PEERS
& FRED BURKS, a former Presidential interpreter & one of
the world’s premier whistleblowers of government & corporate
corruption. He balances his exposure of evil with the
celebration of Spiritual Goodness:
These empowering websites
are coordinated by Fred’s nonprofit
PEERS network:
http://www.momentoflove.org - Every person in the world has
a heart
http://www.WantToKnow.info - Reliable, verifiable
information on major cover-ups
http://www.inspiringcommunity.org - Building a Global
Community for All
http://www.weboflove.org - Strengthening the Web of Love
that interconnects us all
 
INNERLIFE International is working to spiritually uplift
the planet through love, mercy and ministry in service programs
enlightened by Spirit. Review their programs at
www.innerlifeinternational.org/
Also visit
LIGHT AND LIFE activists:
Spiritually and politically progressive people working for a better world.
MASTERY OF MEDITATION.
New friend Anmol Mehta offers the free Mastery of Meditation
newsletter for the newest developments, free videos and online
courses and upcoming events. If you desire to be a master of
meditation, kundalini yoga and zen, meet Anmol and enjoy his
online community.
From
India with Love. Visit our new friends at
Mystica Music.
Listen & download MP3
music in Indian
classical, instrumental, Sufi, new age, meditation, and
devotional genres by the country's top artists.
 As an affiliate of
Alive Mind
www.alivemindmedia.com.
we continue our exploration into spiritual universes.
They will release specialty documentary
programs in the areas of enlightened consciousness, secular
spirituality, cultural change, and the frontiers of science.
Alive
Mind’s first acquisition is the series "Women
and Spirituality." First time on DVD, it is a
poetic work comprised of three one-hour programs: Goddess
Remembered, The Burning Times & Full Circle.
Created by Donna Read, the series addresses mythological,
historical & contemporary political manifestations of
feminine spirituality. “
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As winter snows hit his mountain village, Jason faces mysterious
death threats, an enigmatic woman reporter, and a young girl
with a bizarre resemblance to a lost lover. En route to join
a pivotal weekend is a violent protagonist, Santos, who may
be an avenging extraterrestrial soldier, leaving a wake of death
& destruction in his path.
Transmissions of
Celestial Teachers received
& read by Jim Cleveland,
with musical selections by Mark Austin and friends. Includes transmitted
messages from Tarkas, Bakim, Elisha, Nero, Andrew,
Abraham, Mantoube Melchizedek & Christ Michael
on these quickening times of spiritual transformation.
This
collection of Urantia-inspired spiritual poetry interlaced with
music by Mark Austin includes a host of guest artists.
IN
HIS OWN WORDS by
Jim Cleveland & Mark Austin. Spoken words by and about Jesus from the Urantia Papers revelation, with music suites
and
bridges. Narrated by Jim Cleveland & Stephanie Gjerde.
