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Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy in the late 1500’s. He eventually became a mathematics teacher despite having no degree, and it was here that his famous future was first hinted. Galileo the math teacher made his first step into Galileo Galilei astronomy when he demonstrated to his students that Aristotle was wrong about object of different weights falling at different speeds. He wasn’t invited back to teach, and so moved to a position at the University of Padua. Galileo contributions to astronomy would come to fruition there.

In Padua, Galileo invented the compass and began studying physics. He discovered the law of falling bodies and the parabolic path of projectiles. These became very important in later Galileo Galilei astronomy. But at the time Galileo claimed to have no interest in the subject other than that he believed the work of Copernicus rather than that of Aristotle and Ptolemy. Copernicus had proposed that the solar system is heliocentric, that is that the planets rotate around the sun. Aristotle and Ptolemy held that the solar system was centered around the Earth, and even the sun rotated around our home. The model Copernicus proposed for the order of planets around the sun has been proven. And today we know Copernicus was completely correct.

When the spyglass was invented in Holland, Galileo learned of it and made his own telescope which he turned to the sky. With a magnification of 20, this telescope helped Galileo discover mountains and craters on the moon. He also learned that the milky way was made up of individual stars. He went on to discover Jupiter’s four largest moons. He published his findings and became the court mathematician in Florence. With time freed from teaching duties, he could really get to work. It took him only 9 months to discover Saturn’s phases. This further contradicted Ptolemy while proving that Copernicus was right.

Galileo’s original dispute was with Aristotle’s teachings. Many scientists agreed with Galileo, and so published his findings. But Aristotle was popular with the church because an Earth centered solar system put man’s home, and thus man, at the center of things. In 1614 a priest in Florence denounced Galileo Galilei Astronomy. Galileo responded by writing a letter proclaiming the bible irrelevant to science. In 1616 the church censored Galileo’s books, and a cardinal instructed him to stop teaching that the Earth moves. Galileo complied, continuing his study of falling objects, comets, and methods to determine longitude at sea based on the phases of Jupiter’s moons. It is said that Galileo had one comment after signing an agreement that the Earth does not move. “I would say here something that was heard from an ecclesiastic of the most eminent degree; “And yet … it moves.”

Astronomy, at times, can be like a sport. It’s fun to watch what’s going on day after day, reading the magazines and web site articles for all the current events in astronomy. There’s breaking news every day.  Maybe new planets are found, new galaxies, or even just new information about already discovered objects.

NASA’s  website contains a lot of this information.  NASA stays on top of all the latest events, and even makes a lot of the news itself.  In November of 2008, NASA listed these events.

Tops on the list of current events in astronomy was the shuttle Endeavor’s launch.  Refueling the International Space Station was its goal.  The mission also included a number of spacewalks outside the station to perform routine maintenance.  Such space walks aren’t only immediately important for the goals they accomplish, but important in the development of techniques and experiences that apply to future missions.  The space station is very important for furthering the science of astronomy.

Another astronomy current event discussed by NASA in November was a staggering discovery made by the Hubble Telescope. For the first time in history, a telescope took a visible light image of a planet orbiting another star. The effort dates way back to the 1980’s when NASA’s IRAS, an infrared telescope, discovered dust around the star. That was a tell tale sign that planets might orbit this star located about 25 light years away from our own little planet.

This one, still one of the current events in astronomy, is all about the past. NASA announced details of a Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project designed to restore images of the moon taken by five Lunar Orbiter spacecraft that visited the moon in 1966 and 1967. Much of the data was removed from the tape drives in the 1980’s, but stored as analogue images and only partially restored. NASA has already released some of these restored historic images.

Astronomy, like the Universe, is huge.  Current events in astronomy go on forever.  Always looked to the sky!

Incredible as it may be, there is about 90% of our brains which go unused. Just imagine the possibilities which would be opened up by being able to use this vast untapped potential source of mindpower. The possibilities are hard to imagine, but all of us have a lot of psychic potential which is going unused and the results of using this could be amazing.

In fact it has long been thought by scientists that people with all types of extra sensory and psychic powers have these powers because they are able to access different parts of their mind from other people. It seems that they were either born with this increased mindpower or have managed to develop this mindpower in later life.

We’re not sure yet how it works, but there is ongoing research into how our own mindpower can influence the world we live in.

Studies show that our minds may be able to change the world more than the world can change our minds!

‘The Secret’ and other works about the law of attraction lay out how to use mind power to change their lives and even the world!

The law of attraction is essentially all about how cause and effect works in the realm of our thoughts. Like any other action we take, our thoughts can cause things to happen. When we develop our mindpower and learn how to focus these thoughts, we can use this cause to effect change in the world.

Through our subconscious minds, we can use our mindpower to channel the universe’s energy and tap into our natural psychic abilities; the subconscious is a very powerful thing.

In order to develop your mindpower, you need to get your conscious and subconscious minds in communication with each other. There a number of different methods to build this link and help you increase your mindpower.

Affirmations:- Most people know about the simple process of affirmations. By repeating a positive phrase, to yourself several times a day your subconscious mind eventually gets the message!

Affirmations can be used to help you become more confident. Try something along the lines of ‘I am a confident person who people respect’. You can also use affirmations to help you rid yourself of bad habits with a saying like ‘I would never put off my routine of daily exercise’.

When repeated, affirmations reach the subconscious and start producing the desired result.

Affirmations can be even more powerful than seen in these examples. Affirmations can be used to build mindpower and even change the world.

Visualization:- Visualization is something which is very effective in increasing your mindpower. You need to focus your mind, eyes closed and see the things which you want to happen in your mind. When you keep focusing on the image of what you want, your mindpower will be built up and you’ll eventually be able to make it a reality through your efforts.

And you can also visualize yourself having psychic powers. Visualize yourself communicating using telepathy. See yourself being able to see into the future, or view remotely. Using mindpower whatever you want to happen will.

Hypnosis:- Hypnosis is another well known way of communicating with your subconscious mind and helping to develop mindpower. If you visit a professional hypnotist or hypnotherapist they will start by making sure you are totally relaxed and then offer suggestions to your subconscious mind which it will remember when you wake up.

Alternatively you can try self hypnosis where you listen to a recording of a hypnotherapist going through the session. The advantage of this, apart from the cost, is that you can keep listening to it over and over again.

Brainwave entrainment:- Brainwave entrainment uses new breakthroughs in audio technology. Certain frequencies attune your brainwaves resulting in many different benefits such as pain relief and improved memory.

Other frequencies are used to tune your brainwaves into the frequency which causes a deep state of meditation which allows the subconscious mind to be communicated with and builds mindpower.

Other frequencies can stimulate the parts of your body known as the chakra energy centers. There is a chakra in the center of your forehead called the third eye chakra which is responsible for psychic powers.

In fact you do not even really ‘develop’ these powers. They are inside you already. It is thought that humans many thousands of years ago had this enhanced mindpower, but it became repressed and locked deep inside the mind.

When we talk about developing mindpower, what we really mean is unlocking the potential psychic abilities which are present in every person and starting to access the potential of that 90% of the brain which we don’t use every day.

According to the results of various studies and testing, anyone can learn remote viewing. It is the ability to reach a high level of vibration in your thought patterns. We are all born with this natural ability. However, as time progresses we forgot how to do it or were never encouraged to enhance and develop our natural psychic talents and gifts.

There are different kinds of paranormal or psychic experiences besides remote viewing, such as lucid dreaming and astra travel. These are controlled mind experiences and nobody knows exactly how or why it works. Even the scientific community can’t explain it but it nevertheless exists and is possible for anyone to do. Of course, paranormal or psychic experiences such as remote viewing are often viewed with skepticism by many people and yet it is a completely natural human experience.

Various governments have done studies into remote viewing as a part of their security apparatus; declassified documents have shown that user has been made of remote viewing, with the participants in these programs often being those who had no knowledge or experience with remote viewing beforehand.

What does this mean? This means that you can do it too. With some time and practice, you can learn remote viewing and after a while, you will be able to do it in hardly any time at all. However, you must keep in mind that as with all things, learning how to become apt at remote viewing will take some time and effort.

Remote viewing, as with any paranormal or psychic activity, is utilizing the awesome powers of the human mind. You will no doubt experience tiredness because you will be using energy even though you are quite still. Because of this it will help you to not do too much, but rather to pace yourself.

One of the most important things you will need to consider while you learn remote viewing is to learn how to meditate and visualize. Learning how to do these things help you to calm you mind and relax your body, making you more receptive to an out of body experience such as remote viewing. Learning how to visualize and meditate can aid you in reaching your goals of being able to remote view.

It is very important that you understand that the principle of practice makes perfect applies very much when it comes to being able to remote view as well. The more you practice the quicker and better you will be at doing it. It does not matter what psychic ability you want to perfect, practice is always necessary.

You will learn how to quite your mind and then focus your concentration intensely on a person, place or thing that is in another area than where you are currently. It is the ability to perceive, view or see something from a distance.

As you begin to learn remote viewing, you may find that the images which come to you are out of focus or blurred. This will improve over time as you gain more experience in remote viewing. Try to make a point of noticing everything you can about whatever you see.

The more often you practice, the better you will become at understanding what you are seeing. Be sure to keep a record of your remote viewing experiences, as this will help you to learn more about yourself and the types of methods that work best for you. It can also help you to figure out more about your own self and the world you live in when you record your progress in a remote viewing journal.

Should it be something you choose to do, remote viewing can also help you to link your mind with the universal consciousness. Remote viewing offers endless possibilities for exploration of different places and even galaxies! You will be able to look back into the past or even ahead into the future.

Be sure to pay close attention to any shapes, colors, textures and patterns that you can see while you learn remote viewing. You may even wish to keep a pad and pencil close by just in case you want to make a few sketches of the images that you view in your sessions.

There are various resources available to help you to learn remote viewing. Online or offline, you can find various books to help you. Also hypnosis recordings are a great help to retrain your subconscious mind. You should also check out something called ‘binaural beat’ audios which can instantly get your brainwaves into the correct frequency for psychic powers such as remote viewing to be possible.

Astronomy today is a popular and enjoyable hobby as well as a vital science making new discoveries every day. From new space objects to new images, from new tools and techniques to new discoveries made with them, from new space missions to reviving and reviewing data from the old ones, keeping up with astronomy can certainly be a full time job. It’s a lot of fun too. So here are a few of the latest and greatest astronomy facts, figures and happenings.

On any day meteors are a key element of astronomy today for that day. The last half of 2008 was no different as meteors were certainly on the menu.  Meteor swarms such as the Taurids in Leonids were quite active in November.  The Gemenids had their peak in mid December, but unfortunately during a full moon phase that would make them difficult to see.  No need to worry.  Whereas the peak only happens for a short time meteor showers continue for as much as two weeks before and two weeks after the peak.  So people can still see the amazing view.

Astronomy today chapter in 2008 was often a matter of discussing a return to the moon by 2015. The talk is of this as a world wide effort rather something any one country or agency would endeavor to accomplish. The goal may be to establish a moon base or even a colony on the moon. Imagine that. Minus the aliens and hopefully the moon set adrift by an explosion, the TV series “Space 1999″ could soon become a reality only 16 years too late.

2008 was a year of a lot of astronomy news. For much of the year many astronomy today columns were filled with news of some space garbage – a colling ammonia tank from the space station. It had been discarded into space where it orbited for many months. But eventually its orbit decayed. There was some worry that large chunks would fall, or that some parts would strike in populated areas. But it broke up into very small pieces which mostly fell into the ocean near Australia.

Now for perhaps the biggest news of Astronomy technology today in 2008, it’s all about the Hubble. First the telescope was damaged when some instrument control and data formatting modules failed in September.  Those were brought back on line in October.  Then the Hubble took the first ever visible light image of a planet orbiting another star.  Hubble telescope sure had a full year.

Astronomy today is more vibrant than ever. Keep up with everything online.

A lot of people like Astronomy.  Some of these are professionals who work in observatories.  Others are merely hobbyists who enjoy it.  Hobbyists have even made many amazing discoveries.  In the old days it was the job of telescopes. But now thanks to astronomy software, everyone with a computer can take part in this interesting and at times exciting endeavor. Here are some of the programs available.

One of the most well known astronomy softwares is SETI@Home. Launched in May of 1999 this was a project to create a virtual supercomputer, made up of large numbers of Internet connected home computers. Before SETI@Home the SETI radio telescope, SETI meaning Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, scanned the heavens for radio signals that would indicate a pattern, an intelligence behind them. Supercomputers on site were used to analyze the data. But now it’s all being done during the spare cycles on people’s computers at home and the office. There won’t be some kind of alert if intelligent life is found. But if SETI ever does find intelligence, then everyone who was part of SETI@Home can say they played a role.

A 3-D screen saver is another type of astronomy software.  With this software during idle time your computer can show vivid 3D worlds.  This can be as simple as an image or an actual 3D representation you can navigate.  Try a handy search engine to find one of these programs.

Most people don’t know about F.I.T.S.  It’s a data standard called flexible image transport system that delivers spatial data and multidimensional arrays.  It’s used in a lot of software. These include free astronomy software FITSview and AVIS to for sale programs like AstroArt and AIP. A wide selection of FITS viewers can be found with a simple Internet search. Some are listed at Duke University’s website: phy.duke.edu.

Software such as Aberrator allows an amateur astronomer to view images of stars through various telescopes with aberrations in the lens. By comparing the image seen through the telescope with the image displayed in the software, the user can make adjustments to gain the best possible view of these vastly distant objects.

There is a lot more astronomy software out there in the world. Web search and download it, you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

The study of space objects such as planets, galaxies and stars is Astronomy. It’s important science, but for many people an enjoyable hobby. That’s why when a web site or magazine offers an astronomy picture of the day archive, it’s likely to garner a great deal of attention. There are plenty of such pictures to choose from, and plenty of interesting objects out there to keep people looking.

NASA of course is a primary source for an astronomy picture of the day.  This site NASA.gov shows a new image each and every day.  It also has a multimedia center with video and images.  This could be used to create your own image site.  On November 5, 2008, NASA’s picture of the day was a close view of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus.  It was taken by the Cassini space craft as it passed about 1,700 kilometers from the surface.  The image is crisp enough to see a small bus, if there were one on the moon.  One interesting feature of the ice on Enceladus is that it  reflects 99% of the light that falls onto it.  Talk about bright.  The plan is that Cassini will take more images of this moon later in its mission.

June 16, 1995 the first astronomy photo of the day NASA has online.  It was a what if image of the Earth posing as a neutron star. This photo was created by the computer.  The most interesting feature is that the constellation Orion is visible twice.  The reason is that a Neutron star is so dense that light, even from behind the star, is visible as it is pulled around by the intense gravity.  That’s why some objects are seen twice.

September 8, 1995 brought a very interesting image of the central part of our own Milky Way galaxy from the NASA COBE Satellite.  This image would normally not be visible because the dust in the galaxy obscures it in the visible spectrum.  But COBE’s infrared imaging captured this amazing image.

January 1 in 2000 and 2001 had the very same astronomy picture of the day.  That’s because most people believe the year 2000 was the first year of the new millennium.  However the third millennium actually began on January 1, 2001.  NASA decided to just go with both.  the picture now online at apod.nasa.gov is an indication of the universe as it is progressed in the mind of man.

NASA has a lot more days with their own astronomy picture of the day. Visit the web site, NASA.gov, to see them.

The study of space objects such as planets, galaxies and stars is Astronomy.  It can be a serious science, but also a fun hobby. That’s why when a web site or magazine offers an astronomy picture of the day archive, it’s likely to garner a great deal of attention. There are plenty of such pictures to choose from, and plenty of interesting objects out there to keep people looking.

NASA of course is a primary source for an astronomy picture of the day. Their web site, nasa.gov, presents a new photo every day. It also has a multimedia center with video and images. These could be great sources for a person to create their own site that offers a new image each day. On November 5, 2008, NASA’s picture of the day was a close view of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus. It was taken by the Cassini space craft as it passed about 1,700 kilometers from the surface. The image is so detailed that features about the size of a bus are viewable. One interesting feature of the ice on Enceladus is that it reflects 99% of the light that falls onto it. Talk about snow blind. The moon is so interesting that Cassini will continue to fly by for more images later in its mission.

NASA maintains an archive of all the astronomy photos of the day dating all the way back to June 16 of 1995. That image was of Earth as if it had the density of a neutron star. The image is a computer generation. The most interesting feature is that the constellation Orion is visible twice. The reason is that a Neutron star is so dense that light, even from behind the star, is visible as it is pulled around by the intense gravity. This distortion causes double images of some objects.

September 8, 1995 brought a very interesting image of the central part of our own Milky Way galaxy from the NASA COBE Satellite. This image would normally not be visible because the dust in the galaxy obscures it in the visible spectrum. But COBE scans in infrared, so produced the amazing image of our very symmetrical galaxy.

January 1, 2000 and January 1, 2001 shared the same image, a drawing really, of the universe as defined in the last millennium. The reason both dates shared this image is that most people considered the year 2000 as the first year of the third millennium. In reality January 1, 2001 was the beginning of millennium #3. NASA decided to just go with both. The image found at apod.nasa.gov shows the progression of our picture of the universe from orbs that rotate around the Earth all the way to the big bang event creating an ever expanding cosmos.

NASA has a lot more days with their own astronomy picture of the day. Visit the web site, NASA.gov, to see them.

If we believe in something strongly enough, will occur. What we can imagine, we will bring to us as our minds have the power of a magnet. This is known as the law of attraction. It is a potent function of the mind. Think, feel and believe you are going to have a wonderful life, and you will begin to create it. This is something you must practice, but when you work to imagine what you want to achieve, then it can begin to occur. The mind is an amazing and powerful entity.

We all have mind power, it is just that most of us lack the belief within ourselves to use it. Researchers have proven that humans only use around 10% of their brain power. Isn’t that downright crazy? We only stick to what is the most simple, and we go with it. That is why we all feel that we are having so much trouble in life. We think negatively because we do not believe that what we want can happen. So we basically continue to attract nothing more than negativity. The truth of it is that the things that we think are really happening right before our eyes.

The reality of life first happens within the mind. Whatever you have accumulated thus far has been a result of your mind power. It has been said that everyone has psychic and extra sensory skills or ‘powers’, but in reality, it is simply a state of advanced mind power. If there is something that you want in life, then all you have to do is think it. Those who are always expecting the worst will always end up with the worst.

A few things you can do may help you to increase your mind power. One thing you can try is a technique called visualization. This is a powerful technique that will let you exercise your mind. It can even lead to you gaining more mind power.

With visualization, all you have to do is to sit down and create images and pictures inside your mind. This can help to bring those images to life in reality, but first it has to start within your subconscious mind. The subconscious mind really knows how to bring images into a real life effect like no other. The images in your mind need to be positive so that only positive can come your way. It is best to try to think about the way that you want your life to be before you attempt to do this.

In fact, write down your positive ideas and thoughts of your ideal life in a story like format. Talk about your goals and your dreams and what you would like your life to be like. You want to be able to remember as much as possible when you begin the visualization exercise so write down as many details as you can. Do these several times a day until it begins to feel so real that you begin to believe in your dreams.

Another way to increase the amount of mind power that you have is by affirmations. Affirmations are nothing more than positive bits of encouragement that you give yourself throughout the day. It can be a positive amount of encouragement about anything. For example, you can increase your mind power by saying that you will lose those 10 pounds by the end of the month. Keep telling yourself those positive things, and everything will just naturally start to come to you. It doesn’t matter if you are not used to it at first, anything done consecutively for 28 days automatically becomes a habit.

Developing more mind power can also be done by brainwave entrainment. This is simply brainwave synchronization that involves the use of different frequencies through audio technology. Our brains have the natural ability to do several things. One of them consists of the power to heal itself. This can be turned on even more through this type of advanced audio technology. Other things consist of the ability to enhance memory and bring into effect our already existing psychic powers. Different frequencies can do a whole lot concerning mind power. This is a very advanced type of procedure, but it works wonders.

Hypnosis works to enhance mind power by relaxing and getting into your subconscious mind. Take for instance those who use hypnosis to quit smoking. What do they do? They simply go to a session, relax, and listen to someone tell them over and over again that they do not want to smoke anymore, and that they no longer have the desire, they are ready to quit, and then it happens for them. All they did was get the person who did not believe in themselves to become convinced through their subconscious minds that they can quit.

Mind power is something that everyone has. It is all about believing in it. It is not usually an overnight occurrence, but with time you will change your life and you will draw in good luck. You have to send out those positive vibes and draw them back in to manifest in your life. You just have to start with your subconscious mind and harnessing that mind power.

Do you feel unappreciated? Are you ailing from addiction of a particular kind? Are you constantly being victimized or bullied for an unknown explanation? Are you suffering anger management issues? Are your relationships positive? Do you feel that you are lacking something in your life in spite of you having everything else?

If these issues sound familiar and you have tried everything you can think of to deal with them without success, PLEASE read this article! Have you thought that maybe Regression Therapy may help resolve these problems?

The Past Life Therapy center recommends Regression Therapy forces you to face the dark to get into the light. This is actually a type of hypnotic therapy in which the client along with assistance from a qualified therapist is transported back to the past while he is in his conscious mind.

These past happenings include ones from inside the womb of the mother, early childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.

Past life regression therapy however takes this a step further and takes clients back in time to before conception; to a time before their previous life.

This idea of having had previous lives is very difficult for most people to come to terms with, but there is actually overwhelming evidence to suggest that this present life is just one of many which we experience.

In records from some regressions, clients mention living in foreign lands; some describe the horrors of being in a battle; others talk of working in the mines or hunting during the Bronze Age. Sometimes their partners in those past lives are their current spouse or child.

What is amazingly exciting is when clients actually prove there information about the remembered incidents in their past life regression therapy appointment. The way this can be done is by state, parish, county, and other type records.

There has been amazing reports of kids who have remembered accurately the recent past lives they have lived and they run into individuals still breathing and living to whom they were actually related to in their past lives.

It benefits this life when we understand what went on in our past lives, because it is what helps form our outlook on this life, leading to a total comprehension of not only ourselves but also certain patterns in our lives.

Regression therapists coined a term called ‘Faulty Thoughts’. These are the negative thoughts that the individual himself has created in the previous life therefore carrying over emotional baggage and bad ‘karma’ into the present life.

This negative feeling can only be released by the one who created it so he can remake his energy field in a more positive manner. Forgiveness, re-patterning and karmic repayment of the debt are methods of releasing this baggage.

The well-known Biblical scripture, ‘Do unto others what you want others to do unto you,’ is the basis of forgiveness. Karmic repayment comes from the Hindu word ‘karma,’ which is neither good nor bad. Karma is what we are imprinting on our life as a result of past actions. Repayment of a karmic debt is to correct one’s negative behaviors.

Only through using these measures to correct things are we able to do the proper re patterning of our energy fields and turn them to positives of care, harmony, tranquility, and gentleness.

Even though this can wear you out sometimes, Regression Therapy is known to be a life changing experience. A great number of the people testify that using this procedure has lasting results such as a stronger sense of individuality, a new outlook on their life, and a more positive attitude.

To be 100% effective in receiving results every client has to make a complete commitment to dig deep within him to know who he really is and to ultimately change the way that he expects the life he has now to be.

Regression therapy is an interesting topic, and you may want to learn more about it. Maybe you will want to try it out for yourself out of curiosity. What could be more interesting than finding out about who you were in a past life? It could possibly help you solve some current questions in your life.