By: Lisa Seelandt

I met Mark Mangold in New York City, on a cold, and rainy December day. Anyone who has lived in New York City can conjure up an image of the cold Winter rain falling, and the somber gray feel of the afternoon. Although I had heard Mark’s music, and was familiar with his formidable success, I was distracted by the responsibility ingrained within the context of this interview.

That is why this became a non-interview. What transpired was a conversation about life, and love, beliefs, spirituality, and the world. From the very moment that I took away the restrictive/limiting label “interview", we began a stimulating, and thoughful dialogue.

Within the core of this multi-faceted conversation, I was able to make a connection with the essence of Mark Mangold. We spoke of the power of thoughts, and their role in the creation of reality. We spoke of our souls, past lives, soul purpose, and soul contracts. We discussed the new millennium as an age of empowerment; the new-age therapies, i.e., crystals, and magnetics; prayer and visualization (see Mark’s website, www.prayandvisualize.com for visualizations, affirmations, articles, and prayer); tools for manifestation; living your spiritual truths; attraction and magnetism; releasing fear; the collective consciousness/earth consciousness, the wisdom of the ancients, and the synchronistic relationship of man and earth; and we spoke of the power of love, and its power to transform lives.

A majority of these subjects are found in Mark’s new book, entitled, The New Faith: A ‘How to’ Guide to Create the Life You Really Want. This wonderful book is an offering of spiritual truths, and will prove helpful for those exploring their spirituality. Interestingly, although Mark did write this book, he claims that authorship was not "the product of one man, rather, these principles and truths have been obtained from the laws of ancient religions, and passed on through the ages.”

Mark describes his book as “a book that can offer methods and exercises to prove to yourself (if you don’t know this already), that you create your world”. Included are subjects such as the art of creation, manifestation, prayer, visualization, meditation, and the power to actively create your own wonderful reality.

I invite you on a two-part journey into the spiritual reality of an accomplished man, who provides his readers with the tools for transformation to empower them to live the life they choose. Mark explains that people are not at the mercy of externals. “They all can create and define the reality that they choose. The problem is that most people are not aware that, every day, the quality of the thoughts they have chosen, mirrors their experiences.”

In this new millennium, discover empowerment, and learn to make correct choices that will enhance your life. The year 2000, is an excellent time to explore new paths, and learn about universal truths. These are the identical truths that have propelled Mark Mangold into enormous accomplishment and success. Discover this man of substance. He will quite possibly become your next spiritual teacher.

Mangold is not content to rest within the secure nest of accolades, critical acclaim and applause. Yes, he is a superlative artist, composer, singer, songwriter, however, he is much more multi-faceted. Reflected in his glorious views of the future, are truths, wisdom, and a peacefulness with life, gained from years of experience and practical applications of his spiritual truths. By combining his beliefs with daily spiritual work, Mark has experienced the richness and power of personal spiritual growth; this is what he shares with his readers. The New Faith: A ’How to’ Guide to Create the Life You Really Want is a spiritual primer that can expose this expansive way of thinking for those who are ready to embrace the principles exposed within its pages. In this book, you can learn about a variety of subjects, some of which are detailed below:

Attraction and Magnetism: Mark believes that whatever happens in our lives, we have brought into our life. We have created these different scenarios for a purpose, drawing to ourselves those incidents which vibrate harmoniously with our thoughts, belief systems and emotions. In this respect, we can liken ourselves to magnets, drawing negative and positive situations into our lives, which directly correspond to the nature of our thoughts. By accepting responsibility for your thoughts, and by consciously choosing not to re-live that lesson, it will be eliminated. It is only a thought that you hold to be true about yourself, and thoughts can be changed.

Financial Gain: To achieve abundance, or financial gain, you must release the thoughts that you hold concerning lack. Recognize that “lack” represents a belief that resides in your collective repertoire of thoughts. Recognize that “lack” is a thought that has not served you well. It represents a limiting core belief that you have about yourself - “I’m not good enough” or, “I’ll never get a good paying job” - and thoughts can be changed. Affirm this! These poverty thoughts are only thoughts that you have long held. That is exactly why you have attracted these experiences into your life. If you change your thoughts, you will change your life, because the universal intelligence responds to all of our requests, in ways that our minds may have difficulty understanding. When you put forth an affirmation for abundance, be specific with your verbal request. The universal intelligence does not discriminate or play semantic games. What you ask for, you will receive, and what you believe to be true about yourself, is exactly what manifests. And remember the old adage: Be careful what you ask for - you just might get it!

Prayer and Visualization: The essence of this book is to offer methods and exercises by which you may create the life you want to lead. Prayer and visualization offer powerful means by which we convey to the universe our innermost thoughts and desires. When performing a visualization, first state your intention: “I am doing this exercise with the intention of.....” and then state your intention. To achieve a goal, you should say your prayer, have your visualization, once a day for 21 days. Then, stop for 7 days. If what you have prayed for has not occurred, (and this is a very unusual occurrence), continue for another 21 days. It is important that you do not worry about what you have asked for throughout the day. You have made your request known in a sacred and respectful way, and you must get on with the game of life, in order to achieve your goal.

Mark Mangold is a voice that represents humanity’s desire for change. Mark has successfully shared himself with the world through his musical contributions and lyrical sentiments, which echo our connectedness, with compassion, love, and empowerment .

Mark is a thoughtful, down-to-earth guy. He displayed none of the egocentricity or star attributes of celebrities that I have interviewed. He radiates with an energy, or “spark of the divine” that made occasional appearance from within during our conversation.

The new millennium inspires us to see ourselves beyond the constraints of limited thinking. Mark believes that we are directly expanding our limited vision to recognize the many layers that comprise the whole of a human being. These layers of individuality can also be expressed as “shadow selves,” or “oversouls of our development”. These oversouls have unfolded as if a flower, imparting their wisdoms and truths within the existent self-essence.

I have experienced Mark Mangold, a multi-dimensional, highly evoloved, multi-faceted individual, evidencing the oversoul of a teacher. The teacher aspect of Mark Mangold’s essential vibration is evident as one observes the enthusiasm and the innate desire to share and assist mankind, by sharing the tools necessary for personal self-discovery and transformation. Mark has stated that these tools are prayer, visualization, meditation, verbalizations, and affirmations.

In previous interviews, Mark has discussed his music and his success as a musician. He has been interviewed in depth about his unique blending of American Indian tribal music, with a rock-n-roll back-beat. He has been recognized as an innovator in the music world. It is difficult to define exactly which category should be used to label Mark’s music, for his blending of sounds defies the labels and descriptions that the music world uses to stereotype different types of music into categories appropriate to the sound of the music. Once again, a systemsbuster!

There are many layers of individuality that comprise the sum total of Mark Mangold. I was fortunate to get past the level of musician and the accompanying musician’s interview, to connect with and interview a relevant part of Mark - the part that composes the inner most force of Mark Mangold, the man.

Mark Mangold and I did not have an interview; we had a conversation. We spoke from the heart, and we began to understand our thoughts and our goals and our the power of creating. Mark is unique in tht he has devised his own formula for empowerment. He is a successful person who sought to make the transition into 2000 easier for all the players. Mark speaks to you from his authentic core. The guy is for real, and he has something that he wants to share - for no reason other than that he finds it difficult to believe that people cannot accept responsibility for their own lives.

When asked about his upbringing, Mark smiled, and lovingly reflected upon his parents. He was raised in an intact family, and was always encouraged to achieve whatever his current desire was. Mark was never told that he couldn’t do it. He was always encouraged to try. His parents instilled in him the encouragement and support necessary to allow him to fly and soar with his dreams. He related how his parents always believed in him, and in his abilities. Perhaps that is why they continued to believe in him when he suddenly abandoned a successful three year stint as a lawyer, and decided to embrace a musical career on a full-time basis. Mark grew up with a belief in himself. He liked himself, and was never a victim of a fear-cycle. He embraced all avenues of exploration, and his parents never placed restrictions or concepts of limitation to anchor his goals. His parents knew that to do so could cripple his dreams. There is no doubt that Mark’s parents provided a fertile atmosphere of love and encouragement necessary for their son’s growth.

As we reached the end of our conversation, I asked Mark, if this interview were a song, I’d like him to give the song a title. He responded that he would give this song two names, namely, 'The Old News/The New News'. He said that “Everything is relative. What is old news to some, is new news to another. In the scheme of things, it is all relative.”

Mark explained more of the Old News:

“People have been stripped of their power to create, and in most instances they have robbed themselves of this ability. People have not been able to manifest what they desire. People see loss and confusion within their lives, with no seeming way out. People have been spiritually-ill, crippled by their limited belief systems, and view themselves as victims of the circumstances of their lives without realizing that they are directly responsible for the manifestation of what they manifest. People have yet to recognize that the world that they inhabit is directly manifested by the power of their own thoughts. People disempower themselves everyday with self-limiting thoughts and their choice of and the power of their words; by verbalizing thoughts like, 'I can’t and I wont’t', 'that’s impossible', 'I have no choice', 'I can’t do it' - that is what they create. The encouraging thing about all of this is that people can change it - they can change their world, they can change their lives, and they can create the life they always wanted. It is all about empowerment, and freeing themselves from the behaviors that created their circumstances. It is about personal power, and co-creating. It is about love.”

And now the New News:

"Listen carefully, once again... Can you hear the Old News while it plays quietly in the background, in harmony with The New News? Can you hum the melody of the Old News as it intertwines with the New? Do you notice how the limiting strains of the Old News has begun to blend with a frequency of resonance that melds into the esssence of the One, and the All? That is the crescendo of The Old News and The New News. This is the song of our conversation."

"The Old News and The New News, although of opposite polarities, are definitely relative. Indeed, this entire conversation is dedicated to the co-creative power of words and thoughts, to sing and vibrate as a whole. Your own particular song, whether it is of Old News, or New News, adds to the symphonic background of the world orchestra.

"You are as individual as a blade of grass, as complicated as a storm-crossed ocean, as beloved as a babe in arms. You are here to blend all of the aspects of your being, in total oneness with the central core of your being. For you are many, and you are all. You are The Old News, and you are The New News. You are relative. Explore the grandeur of your reality, for we are all as stardust in the blink of a cosmic eye.

The New Faith: A ‘How to Guide to Create the Life You Really Want’ is a wonderful book. The information that Mark Mangold has bestowed upon the world is received lovingly, similar to a gentle kiss on the cheek of a sleeping child. This book will strike a chord within our awakening brothers and sisters of humanity, who are beginning to stir and remember their personal power. This book will assist humanity as it awakens from a long slumber, while the veil of separation slowly begins to part.

Mark Mangold is one of the foremost recording artists of our time. He has successfully combined new age, pop, and Native American music to achieve a sound that has become his own unique sound. He is a singer, writer, poet, and keyboardist (piano and organ), with a string of hit records to his credit. He is accompanied by a band that is comprised of back-up singers, guitars, violins, piano, bass, and drums.

Mark's music is classified as alternative, with a recurrent Native American back-beat. He believes that our Native Americans have been a strong influence in his life, in a spiritual sense. Mark has written songs for many great artists, including Michael Bolton, Cher, Fiona, Jennifer Rush, and Wayne Newton.

His song, “I Found Someone,” was a rare entry on two Greatest Hits albums (Bolton’s and Cher’s). He also wrote the musical score for the 1988 film, "Little Nikita."

Mark is the innovator of the Prayer and Visualization website, which readers can visit at www:PrayandVisualize.com, the founder of Indigo Records (www.indigorecords.com), and the author of The New Faith: A 'How to' Guide to Create the Life You Really Want.