Positive Energy Guide

“Brother, stand the pain. Escape the poison of your impulses. The sky will bow to your beauty, if you do. Learn to light the candle. Rise with the sun. Turn away from the cave of your sleeping. That way a thorn expands to a rose.” ~Rumi Some of my worst moments occur when I feel […]

“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world,our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.” ~ Brené Brown Exposure to energies that promote rapid spiritual growth almost inevitably brings us up against the that prevent us from sustaining those energies within ourselves. When we […]

This narrative follows and completes my story about grappling with the enigma of suffering: Working in tandem with and being close friends with a powerful a clairvoyant, clairaudient healer I learned a great deal about energy. Unfortunately, when I began to confront him about various breaches of ethics, he did not address them and we […]

When it comes to learning to manage energy, let alone coming to grips with suffering, there isn’t a quick fix. I find myself drawn to share some personal background before proceeding with other commentary. This will take two posts: In my twenties and for eleven years, I was intensively involved with a different branch of […]

It is challenging to approach the topic of feeling that God or the Universe is causing us suffering. I don’t want to be glib about this, or to dodge it because it is so difficult to write about without rhetoric, platitudes, or too much to believe. I find myself with a number of different things […]

We learn from experience. Some experiences take years to integrate. Quality guidance quickens our ability to integrate them. Coming to grips with and discovering—or creating—value from any kind of trauma often requires additional life experience. We re-chew and digest what has happened, while learning thorough other life events that gradually put them into perspective. The […]

We lay groundwork for energy mastery and spiritual states through ‘hands-on’ practice, developing focus, intention, and receptive awareness. Exposure to people who are spiritually advanced, however, is the most direct way to cultivate spiritual energy. At the in-depth meditation and spiritual dance retreat I attended in January, I had the inestimable opportunity to sit right […]

I experience “subtext” (people’s unvoiced, private thought) like being in a room with a radio station playing in the background. Some of people can tune that input out, while others find it intrusive. How we response to subtext can depend on which ‘station’ is playing, and on our state at that moment in time. Our […]

Contemplate this statement: “Personality is a vehicle for development of the soul.” (source unknown) We use our dilemmas, quandaries, incapacities, dramas, faults, power struggles, and areas of blindness right alongside our strength, beauty, positive will, aspirations, compassion, creativity, and generosity. These attributes bring one another into focus and develop awareness. Our difficulties hone, exercise, and […]

Working with a spiritual teacher several decades ago, I remember getting really scared. I was thinking: “If I REALLY open my heart I will have to give everything to the poor and live like Mother Teresa.” That was my concept about spirituality. A dear client felt afraid to take her next step in personal and […]