Our Spiritual Philosophy

Our motto at Spiritual Arts Institute is helping souls grow. All teachings the Institute offers are geared toward facilitating the spiritual evolution of each soul through the time-honored practice of metaphysics—a spiritual discipline that has successfully steered many souls in their quests for divine enlightenment. Spiritual Arts Institute emphasizes Christ-based metaphysics sometimes called Christian mysticism […]
The Forgiveness Principles

“Forgiveness is ESSENTIAL to healing any relationship. It is also an ESSENTIAL part of light work and our spiritual ascent. We’re not perfected yet, so we’re inevitably going to make mistakes. As a result, there will be countless times when we’ll need to ask for forgiveness, or be forgiving, so we’d better become good at […]
Spiritual Energy

All of creation is teeming with spiritual energy, or consciousness. For each stage of life, energy works a little differently depending upon need and characteristic. As energy relates to individual kingdoms and planes of consciousness it takes on various properties. The angelic kingdoms work within their energy field, the animal kingdom in theirs, the nature […]
Healing at the Spiritual Arts Institute

“The service of healing is one of the greatest ways to bring you closer to the Divine.” – Barbara Y. Martin Healing is the cornerstone of spiritual work conducted at the institute. It is an essential part of the aura and spiritual growth. Effectively applying the principles of spiritual healing is the secret to healthy […]
Problem Solving with Your Higher Self

Your Higher Self is an indispensable tool in solving problems and challenges. A simple exercise to work with your Higher self is to envision a brilliant golden sun above your head, about two feet. This radiant sun is your Higher Self, your highest nature. It is your direct link to Source. Begin by placing your […]
The Power of Strengthening the Emotional Nature

Your Emotional Nature is instrumental in your development as a spiritual being. Your Emotional states of consciousness are going to make or break you, no matter how much knowledge you’ve acquired – If you cannot conquer challenging emotional states, you’re going nowhere spiritually. In the natural rhythm of life there are ups and downs. It […]
Quote of the Day

Mother Teresa‘s Anyway Poem People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat […]
What is The Cause of Illness – Spiritual Arts Institute

Excerpt from The Healing Power of Your Aura: “There are two basic causes of illness: spiritual and physical. If you are ill, it means that somewhere, you have broken or stepped out of alignment with a physical or spiritual law (or both!) and are feeling that disharmony as illness or disease.” Illness is the body’s […]
Why is Working With The Aura Important?

By working with your aura, your energetic blueprint, you can greatly quicken your personal and spiritual progress. You can produce what you desire faster, solve personal problems more effectively, and be able to help others to a greater degree. By making a change in your aura there will automatically be a corresponding change in your […]
How Does Spiritual Arts Institute Define Health?

Health means living in harmony with the natural and spiritual laws of life. Within our body is an intricate process that governs the body’s life. When all is flowing and coordinated, we experience health. Break a physical or spiritual law, and we suffer and experience illness. Healing is the process of bringing the body back […]
What is a Chakra?

“Chakra is the Sanskrit word meaning “wheel of life” or “wheel of force”. These spiritual energy centers are focal points of power for light to move in and out of our consciousness. We all have the same set of chakras, and they all do the same things for us. You are using these centers in […]
The Athlete’s Aura

An Accomplished Athelete The first feature recognizable in this aura are the beautiful striations in the health lines. These stream out to the very edge in a vibrant pearly silver hue. The aura of the physical body itself will be strong as well. Red rays of light will shoot out of the hands showing vitality […]
The Aura: Relation to Health – Spiritual Arts Institute

The aura is essential to healing. The aura is the first place you generate energy for the body to maintain good health. There is a whole division of the aura dedicated to physical well-being. This health division shows itself in several ways. For example, the organs of the body each have their own aura. When […]
What is Spiritual Energy?

Spiritual energy may be defined as the Divine Light that propels the life force of God to all creation. In other words, there has to be a power that sends the love of God, the peace of God, the wisdom of God, and all the attributes of God to each of us. Spiritual light is […]
Where You Stand Is Your Prosperity

Excerpted from Change Your Aura, Change Your Life. This is the first principle of supply. It means that all the prosperity you’ll ever need is already with you. And since it’s with you, you don’t need to look outside yourself to generate prosperity. Prosperity is with you even if it’s not showing itself in your […]
Spiritual Purpose of Money – Spiritual Arts Institute

Money plays such a central role in our lives yet too many times we do not step back and ask, “What is the spiritual purpose of money?” What part does it play in our spiritual evolution and development? We certainly understand its place in our day-to-day life. Yet we can get so caught up in […]
The New Year 2010

I hope this Holiday season has brought you much good cheer and that the New Year 2010 is starting off in the right direction. During the Holidays and into the New Year, the divine sends a great deal of spiritual light to planet earth. People are more open to the spiritual impulse during this time […]
Preparing for the Spiritual Renaissance

In our last newsletter, we looked at how there really is a Spiritual Renaissance that is arriving. It is the next step in the evolution of humanity and the planet. While orchestrated by the divine, this New Day will take all of us working together to make happen. As we approach the Holiday season and […]
The Coming Spiritual Renaissance

Many have asked about the year 2012 and its spiritual significance. Books have been written on the topic. There are workshops and lectures discussing 2012, and there is even a major motion picture coming out with an apocalyptic view of 2012. For those of you not familiar with this date, 2012 is based on the […]
The Power of Healing

Recently, the institute received a wonderful testimonial from a man who was greatly helped by the aura healing techniques. Many wonderful testimonials have come in, yet the immediacy of this story was particularly touching. This healing was done by a student who only recently had received her healing certification. Yet she was able to be […]
The Spiritual Work at Easter – Spiritual Arts Institute

Easter is an important occasion in the metaphysical work. During Easter, we celebrate the resurrection and ascension, the victory of life over death, not only for Jesus but for ourselves as well. Easter is a time when the divine comes especially close to help us drop some of our lower nature and resurrect our higher, […]
Religion and Metaphysics

Q: Do I have to give up my religion to walk the metaphysical path? A: The answer is a resounding no. You can most definitely continue your religious practice and embrace the metaphysical path. As a matter of fact, metaphysics can deepen your understanding and appreciation of the religion you may be practicing. Metaphysics […]
Reincarnation and Karma

Q: If I finish my life’s purpose, do I have to reincarnate again? A: This is one of the most often asked questions regarding reincarnation and karma. First, let it be said that getting off the wheel of birth and rebirth is one of the most challenging things a soul can do. It takes many, […]
The Healing Power of Your Aura on YouTube

Barbara and Dimitri talk about The Healing Power of your Aura on KVAL News in Eugene, Oregon!