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Artwork by Aura Liliane Ritchie

The Refuah Institute is proud to present the art work of Aura Liliane Ritchie, a faculty member and wife of Professor Joshua Ritchie.

Aura Liliane’s books, "Masters and Miracles" and "Gift of Love", can be purchased on Amazon. Please click the links below.

Masters and Miracles

Gift of love

Article: Artist of Light & Joy

Kindling Lights

Rekindling our connection with the Eternal, Infinite Light… We say a prayer: Beloved Master of the Universe, “with You is the Source of Life. In Your Light do we see Light”. (Ps 36:10)

We can be entering the peaceful realms of deeper awareness and prayer, invoking divine blessings of healing, peace and love for our world, for all those in pain, in confusion and turmoil. We can be entrusting our loved ones in the hands of the Eternal Presence, Blessing the Almighty One for His gifts of life, of free choice, of growth, and of ever renewed beginnings in joy. We can bless the Almighty One for the beauty of life, for our awareness destined to expand into ever vaster fields of love and bliss.

Kotel - The Holy Wall

There are times when we need to connect with Higher Realms. In Jerusalem, the Western Wall of the Temple Mount is a place where this connection is easier. A Place of intense, powerful, ineffable energies…

From all corners of the world, people stream by to invoke blessings, divine interventions, protection and healing love for each other and for the whole world.

Gentle people from all nations gather here, yearning for the Light, seeking Peace, messengers from afar: South Africa, South America, Australia, China, Europe, India, Korea, Russia, the United States….

We are blessing them, blessing the Family of Mankind to take shelter under the protection of the Supreme Creator of Life. We are blessing all to receive Heavenly Light.

Hearts are opening, finding blessed relief in floods of tears, in shining inner revelations and renewed strength. Confidence and trust well up from deep within, awakening deep love for the Almighty Presence. We sense awesome forces enveloping us, purifying, elevating, transforming, supporting us, and responding to the changing needs of every moment. Like a flowing river, thousands of people are streaming by day and night, year by year.

Like dew from heaven, deep stillness alights over us. We find ourselves graced with healing peace, enveloped in the heartfelt prayers of many others standing by. We are joining in with their silent pleas; their profound inner yearnings. We feel a profound desire to support, comfort and encourage our brethren as we are walking together with them along our challenging journeys through life.

We sense their immensely precious souls, their sacred inner beauty, their courage, their basic essential goodness and innocence. We know and sense the awesome, infinite Presence, truly there, almost palpable, all-powerful and loving, washing away our fears, our doubts and stubborn inner resistances, cleansing, renewing and strengthening us.

We can also sense the majestic presence of countless great souls from higher dimensions seeking to reach out to us, blessing us with their energy of living support, caring and compassion.

We are blessing the Eternal, Awesome One, Supreme Source of all Good, who is ever awaiting our choices to connect and reconnect with heavenly Love. We are learning to listen to the word of God.

Mount Sinai

Revelation at Mount Sinai – Were you there?

Multitudes standing transfixed and awestruck… The presence of the Eternal Creator of Light and Life majestically manifesting to myriads… Maybe your soul is connected, as mine is, to this moment of revelation.

Perhaps you may sense that somehow you were there, gathered as one people, standing at the foot of the mountain. Perhaps you weren't there physically, but in spirit you were consciously there, watching from other dimensions among myriads of other souls.
Our souls were enveloped by the Infinite, Eternal Presence. Majestic, divine energy was pouring down with such high intensity, the mountain was vibrating and trembling and the skies were roaring with thunder. Our souls were illumined with the Light and the fire flaming throughout the mountain. We were overwhelmed with the cosmic creative sound of the Eternal One, sounding as the blast of the shofar, increasing louder and louder.
In utter awe we accepted to follow the life-giving instructions from on High throughout our lives. This ineffable revelation was so intense we feared we would die.

We took on an eternal commitment to remain aware of the Awesome Presence, to remember our engagement with this Infinite Power. Together as one we accepted to live a life of service and self-discipline, a life of justice, righteousness, inspiration, generosity and reverence. We vowed to “love the Lord our God with all our heart, all our soul and with our utmost commitment, and to love our neighbor as ourself”.

Now 3000 years later we are still connected, consciously or not, with the Supreme Creator of life, connected with His plan of ultimate good, somehow seeking to live up to our promise.

We are here to learn to free ourselves from ignorance, negativity and confusion, to live in joy, compassion and service, and be who we were created to be, each in our own unique way. Through God’s ever present help, we are here to create a future whose vastness and magnificence we have no concept of yet. We are here to ultimately be "a Light unto the nations."

Pillar of Fire

Higher Guidance

Sometimes our life’s journey seems confusing and overwhelming. Fortunate are those who can sense an angel showing the way.

Long ago, a few million people had miraculously escaped the absolute tyranny of a powerful despot, the cruel Pharaoh. They were marching through the vast wilderness of Sinai. They continued doing this for 40 years. How could they possibly survive and thrive in those burning deserts? They were guided by a fiery angel lighting their way. Wherever they went they discovered springs of water. They were fed a delicious mysterious substance appearing in the morning on the ground like frost. They were protected from the fierce heat of the sun by a great cloud spreading over their heads whenever needed. They were taught and exhorted with many teachings from on High delivered through their most devoted leader Moses. They learned to trust in the wisdom of these directions. They were purified and refined with a high vision, with many directions and instructions and with a sense of clear purpose. They built a sacred sanctuary where they could assemble together to worship the awesome Eternal Presence of the Supreme One. Every time they moved to another destination, they dismantled this sanctuary and rebuilt it wherever they went. They learned to overcome fear and to defend themselves from their enemies. All their needs were taken care of and they kept moving forward in ever renewed ability to trust. They learned to Love the Eternal Creator with all their heart and soul, and with utmost commitment.

If a whole nation could do this alone in the vast deserts, so can we. We can free ourselves from slavery to our doubts and fears, to our blockages and addictions. We have many resources of growth available to us, many teachings of wisdom and examples from giants of the spirit and powerful great souls. They can inspire us and show us how to connect with our intuitive higher guidance, with the inner voice of truth, with the everlasting love from our infinite Creator. They are reminding us of the ancient call from Above: “Listen to My voice and follow My instructions.” When we learn to do this, we begin to appreciate our own unique purpose and calling. We keep moving forward in ever renewed trust, and joy. Countless blessings come our way as a free gift.

Awe

Have there been moments in your life when you felt deeply stirred, standing in awe at the majesty and mystery of creation?

Perhaps you may remember the ineffable sense of being embraced in the warm, healing radiance of an awesome, gentle Presence infilling all creation with heavenly sweetness. This can often happen to very young children.

Open your Hearts

Climbing in the Darkness

Have you felt at times like you are wandering in a lonely, dark emptiness with no one to hang on to?

When you remember your high vision and dreams, you can keep climbing upward, step by step. You may feel you are going in circles but each ascending circle brings you one level higher and closer to your goal. And when you hold on to the key of trust and love, you will behold the Door of the Heart. Your key will unlock it. As it swings open, many smiling faces will greet you and invite you on a journey of discovery in the ever renewed delight of friendship, companionship and care. The Love from the highest Source will be revealed to you.

Awe

Have there been moments in your life when you felt deeply stirred, standing in awe at the majesty and mystery of creation?

Perhaps you may remember the ineffable sense of being embraced in the warm, healing radiance of an awesome, gentle Presence infilling all creation with heavenly sweetness. This can often happen to very young children.

The Tangible Force of Joy

In the Higher Worlds of Light, joy is a tangible force. It bursts forth in mighty waves of Light that lift you and allow you to soar in blissful, ecstatic delight. We can surf, slide and sail in complete safety, with assurance that all this is perfect for us.

In our world we can do the same in our heart. We can reconnect with out innocent inner child. We can trust in the mighty powerful forces of Light and blissful divine energy infilling all Creation, infusing it with beauty, harmony and order. We can allow this joy to burst forth in our heart, lifting us up on high. We can trust it is there for us, awaiting our permission to enter. We can know that joy is an eternal free gift from the Eternal One that accompanies our choices for love.

Heavenly Palaces

Flower Dreams

When we need comfort and rest, we can imagine a giant blossom, take refuge and lie down in its soft petals. We can dream dreams revealing deep secrets.

Heavenly Gardens

Worlds of Light Part 1

Would you like to step into a child’s mystical wonderland where the spirit soars and the soul is free?

You can take part in exploring realms of blissful Light, of fabulous adventures and undreamed of possibilities. Lands protected by awesome angelic beings of Light who at times come to visit and communicate heavenly Love.

Worlds of Light Part 2

Would you like to step into a child’s mystical wonderland where the spirit soars and the soul is free?

You can take part in exploring realms of blissful Light, of fabulous adventures and undreamed of possibilities. Lands protected by awesome angelic beings of Light who at times come to visit and communicate heavenly Love.

Many Worlds

Many worlds of eternal splendor are gracing the higher dimensions of life. Worlds of peace, harmony, majesty, infused with the all-encompassing Love from Above.

Consciously or not, we are all basically homesick for these realms, our true Home, whose beauty and depths infinitely surpasses our highest dreams. We can begin to reflect some of that love and harmony into our lives here and now. We can trust that this is our highest calling, our destiny.

Striding Forth

In our life, we can also choose to be striding forth in euphoric delight and enthusiasm, trusting on the help and guidance from Above.

Infinite Light

Infinite Light

Infinite Light comes cascading down in many forms to illuminate the many realms of creation.

How do we understand this Light, this indefinable, blessed, life-giving, healing Light that infuses and flows through all the higher realms of life that permeated all Creation and gives it existence?

One way we can begin to comprehend is by identifying with a child’s sense of utmost wonder and awe - simply being here, receptive, loving, peaceful. Then it becomes easier for us to discover the mysterious dimensions of our soul where the Light of Love and deep understanding can be known.

Light Waves

Meditative Moments

Peace, tranquility, harmony, insight. We can all be blessed with them.

Sharing Secrets

When we sit quietly and absorb the beauty around us, we can begin to see, understand and perceive some of the deep mystery of life.

A Friend from Heavenly Realms

Dancing in the Light

Infinite Light comes cascading down in many forms to illuminate the many realms of creation.

How do we understand this Light, this indefinable, blessed, life-giving, healing Light that infuses and flows through all the higher realms of life that permeates all Creation and gives it existence?

One way we can begin to comprehend is by identifying with a child’s sense of utmost wonder and awe - simply being here, being receptive, loving and peaceful. Then it becomes easier for us to discover the mysterious dimensions of our soul where the Light of Love and deep understanding can be known.

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