by admin | Dec 15, 2014 | Awakening, Life, Practical Spirituality, Spirituality, Stumbling blocks, Truth, Uncategorized, Will
In each of my mentoring and healing relationships, I always begin by discovering what it is my client truly wants in their experience of being alive. This is always the engine for transformation. Without the faculty of the will no one would ever grow spiritually. The...
by admin | Dec 6, 2014 | Awakening, Life, Practical Spirituality, Relationship Alchemy, Uncategorized
There are many well-known virtues or ‘good qualities’ that are to be cultivated in our path of becoming more fully human and finding fulfillment in our relationships – humility, generosity, gratitude, love etc. – but rarely does Curiosity get...
by admin | Dec 6, 2014 | Awakening, Life, Practical Spirituality, Spirituality, Truth, Uncategorized
The spiritual path is about falling in love. We all know the lengths we go for love. In my own life alone I can think of many instances – driving 1000 miles to surprise my beloved on a special day…stay up all night tending to a sick child…investing...
by admin | Nov 25, 2014 | Awakening, Life, Practical Spirituality, Truth
Not too long ago I sat down with Gay Luce, the founder of Nine Gates Mystery School and a wonderfully awake human being, who is now in her 80’s. We spoke of many things and eventually I asked if, given her many years of teaching and practice, she had found one...
by admin | Nov 25, 2014 | Life, Practical Spirituality, Practice, Stumbling blocks, Truth, Uncategorized
The master asked his student how the teachings were working in him. “Very well,” the student replied. “It is a slow process of course, I am busy with many things and the teachings are challenging, but I feel I am making good progress.” “You know what the trouble is?”...
by admin | Nov 25, 2014 | Life, Practical Spirituality, Spirituality, Truth
Does your spiritual life inform your relationships? Does your spiritual life connect you to your body? Does your spiritual life help you show up fully to the wonder and grief of life? We have come to a time in our culture where those who are called to wake up are not...