Positive Energy Guide

Refining the asset we call discernment is a highly rewarding lifelong process. If we remain loyal to it, this quest gradually brings about not only a valuable skill set but a lasting condition of deep personal integration. The journey of developing discernment also helps to evolve: Personal clarity Accurate assessment of situations and conditions Excellent […]

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Let’s continue to delve into the impacts of fantasy on awareness: When we substitute fantasy for clear observation of people and events, we view the world through this lens. We reel out fantasy like a movie, and overlay onto the world, so what we see thus becomes an extension of our inner lives. This busy-ness […]

“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” Carl Jung I so love that quote! Integrating practical intuition and powerful spirituality into daily life requires deep self-awareness. Toward clarity, discernment, and accuracy in Guidance, let us discuss fantasy: The purpose of fantasy is to bring visionary, inspired, […]

Let’s explore the context of advanced spiritual Guidance: A true spiritual Guide becomes a mirror for the qualities in our own souls, reflecting them clearly so we can see them through the distracting impressions of our personality patterns and emotional states. Thus we see our inner selves and become more capable of stepping into them […]

I would like to share an experience that speaks to the beauty and importance of spiritual wholeness. By spiritual wholeness, I mean accepting our humanity and feelings in an inclusive way instead of using spiritual practice to seek escape from the same. During a spiritual intensive involving circle dance, the group had built up energy, […]

Passion is necessary to fuel exceptional states of awareness. It can be used to empower spiritual practice. Building up the energy of ecstasy naturally transforms awareness. As we have explored so far, this energy changes how we view life. It also tends to bring up issues that cause us to restrict positive feeling, or close […]

Sustaining a state of ecstasy for more than a few minutes can bring up anxiety. Let’s examine some of the underlying reasons: Almost all of us can imagine whirling and shrieking in excited joy as children, or tearing around like a tornado–until the adults shut us down. Or we may have have laughed in class […]

I walked rapidly through the desert landscape to explore as much as possible before returning for an appointment. The scenery got better and better. As I rushed along, I found a magical gully. The silence was delectable. I experienced it as an absolute fullness, embracing me while luxuriating itself into the available space between rock […]

“The doorway to ecstasy is positioned between self-remembering and self-forgetting.” T.D. Okay, so what do these spiky cactus guys that have been showing up on my recent posts have to do with ecstasy or spirituality? Actually they do symbolize something important to me. It’s about wholeness, and the holiness of wholeness. It’s about coming fully […]