Adventures of the Soul Quotes

“When you consider your thoughts, know that they are as real to the subconscious of the person you’re thinking about as if you picked up your cell phone and said them out loud. Take responsibility for your thoughts; they’re not just yours. They go shooting out of you to the intended target just like arrows. That’s why meditation is so relaxing—your archers can take a break!”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“When people live lives of spiritual awareness and mindfulness, everything they do and say can change the lives of others. Those random acts of kindness can alter someone’s attitude.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“All of us are navigating our own personal yellow brick roads. Some of us are still asleep in the poppy field; some of us remain content with the material pleasures of the Emerald City. Some of us still think that the Wizard is great and powerful and follow his arbitrary commands to curry favor, while others have seen the man behind the curtain and have become disillusioned or feel betrayed. For the rest of us, once we acknowledge that our hearts’ desires lie in our own backyard—inside of us—we’ll be closer to home. And there’s no place like home.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“The mystery of life doesn’t seem so mysterious if you venture inward and listen to your soul’s voice.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“Random acts of kindness such as a smile to a stranger carry more weight than attending church every Sunday out of obligation. You can literally change the energy field around you by keeping your thoughts high-minded, and only attract those who gravitate toward the higher vibration. Remember that like attracts like, so when you bring that energy into your life, only good things can happen—and what you reap may arise from something you had no conscious awareness of sowing.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“When you’re filled with Spirit, you feel a connectedness and oneness with everyone. Your soul will have a sense of joy and peace, with a focus on service to others.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“To me, God is an energy and I am made of it. I am not separate from God, and neither is anything you see.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“Mistakes are the best way to understand your strengths and weaknesses, but they will bear fruit only if you acknowledge them and view them as opportunities to learn, instead of defeats.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“order to reclaim your joy. Set Your Intention Having a clear, positive intention for your day is the easiest way to raise your vibration. Make sure that your intention is clear, but don’t feel guilty if you don’t manifest it. Just like a pole jumper who fails to clear the bar, dust yourself off and try again. Your intention can be general, like I want to be less judgmental today, or it can be specific if you’re concerned about a confrontation or decision that is in the offing. Always envision the outcome as a happy ending.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“The soul is spirit incarnate. Don't think of yourself as a body that has a soul, bit rather as spirit that needs a body."-James Van Praggh”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“You are connected to everything, and the creative power of the Universe is you; never feel separate from it. You have the choice of how you want to live today. You are not defined by your past or by things that may have happened to you in the past. Without those experiences, you wouldn’t be who you are today. Sometimes you can’t have what is in front of you if you’re not willing to let go of what’s behind you.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“Father’s house are many mansions …” I believe this to mean the different planes within the Spiritual Realms that our souls are drawn to (after the death of the human body)”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“You are not defined by your past or by things that may have happened to you in the past. Without those experiences, you wouldn’t be who you are today. Sometimes you can’t have what is in front of you if you’re not willing to let go of what’s behind you.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“We have to constantly remind ourselves that we may not be able to control the world and its problems, but we do have control over our microworld and our choices, with the hope that through sound, love-based decisions, we not only make our lives better but make the world at large a better place.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“Fear, in its many guises, is here to test you. Surrendering to fear only limits you and makes your path more difficult. Know that fear is an illusion and a trickster and that there are tools to help you resist it.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“The karmic cycle of abuse is one of the strongest there is, and you must learn to break it with forgiveness and understanding.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“Friendships are one of the greatest ways to express love.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“Everybody makes mistakes—everybody loses their temper; everybody judges—but if we make a conscious effort to be mindful every day of how we treat ourselves and others, life becomes much easier.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“We, as souls, are given lifetimes filled with opportunities to learn and grow. We stumble and fail and try again, but we learn each time. And then with love as our guidepost, we finally get it right.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“How people treat you is their karma. How you react is yours.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“The time will come for the individual soul to open up to the awareness that it is not the body, the ego, the limitations, the thoughts, the personality, and so forth.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“To all those who may listen, there is no need to fear the crossing from your world to this. It is a great adventure. It is the great awakening into a greater world of loveliness and beauty and freedom of thought. Truly this is a spiritual world but not as Man has depicted it. Indeed, it is so, so different and so tremendously alive, so vital, so tremendously, as it were … so far removed from Man’s conception of things that it cannot be depicted or described. One can only feel it and know it and sense it. It is so vast and so beautiful. Do not fear that passing from your world to this. For whatever condition of life you may enter, no matter how lowly it may be, it will be a reflection of your world but according to its condition and according to your condition of passing and particularly according to your development or lack of it, so you will find a condition that will apply to you and be best suited.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“All the spiritual knowledge in the world is for naught unless you walk your talk.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“Intimate connections between two souls who are drawn to each other and share their lives as partners or a married couple are brought together because each one has an aspect of his or her soul makeup that the other partner might need to learn from.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“Something else to consider when thinking of a challenging family member is whether perhaps he or she is holding a mirror up to you. Do you share the characteristics of someone who angers you?”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“the people in your life who present the greatest challenges are usually your greatest teachers.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

“We’ve all heard the saying “You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family.” Well … yes and no. You’ve all picked each other as a well-thought-out cast of characters in a specific circumstance. Each member of this family has been through many past-life experiences together with you, developing an intricate pattern of energy that the group uses in order to learn and understand. If you’re able to look at your family dynamic objectively (right now, as you’re reading this), that insight can reveal the bulk of the lessons your soul has come back to learn.”
― James Van Praagh, Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions