Do you feel lost? Sometimes the world can have so much influence and bearing on your life, it makes it difficult to know what is true for you. It is easy to be influenced by others, by stressful situations, and especially by what is expected of you. It can leave you feeling off track or …
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If we are in a routine in our lives, it might be challenging to find the creative energy to get our dreams in motion. It might be particularly hard if those dreams are big, compelling, and will demand our fullest selves. However, getting motivated and in gear is no different than to get your creative …
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Spiritual union, as it’s being discussed here, is the experience of uniting with oneself, which ultimately means uniting with the divinity within. Of course, there are many spiritual traditions that teach methods and practices for reaching spiritual union. There are practices such as meditation, yoga, selfless service, and devotional chanting that can facilitate removing the …
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Just like the priest or rabbi who wears religious clothing, the Robe is an external symbol of spiritual potency, the outward and visible shape of the inner being. Wearing a Robe, like the blue robe of the High Priestess or the orange tunic of the Tibetan Monk or the white dress of the Pope, has …
At the peak of orgasm, we pierce through the illusion of fragmentation and separation, and glimpse the unity and interconnectedness of all beings. – Margot Anand Sacred sexuality is none other than recognizing that sexual energy is life energy. At a fundamental level, they are one. Sacred sexuality is waking up to the wisdom …
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Most people know of the Hero’s Journey, described in detail by mythologist Joseph Campbell and seen again and again in coming-of-age type movies and television shows. The Hero achieves spiritual union by diving into the world within. He leaves the physical world and faces various figures and faces within. He fights and defeats his inner …
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The image of the Castle, often buried deep in the psyche, is a holy place. If you were to shine the great light of your attention inward and simultaneously, feel the beauty of the heart, the image of the Castle may appear. Before reaching this royal place, however, you may have to traverse the inner …
Images are the universal language. Despite our unique conditioning, culture, upbringing, perspective, and life experiences, an image communicates to all human beings. However, not everyone will receive the same message. We will experience an image on the level we are able to receive its meaning. Images are the language of the unconscious. Each possesses an …
If you’re looking for a way to experience spiritual union, that beautiful sense of wholeness and integrity, turn your creativity into a spiritual practice. Doing so is a bit like practicing Tantra. Often when people hear or read Tantra, they think of sexuality. Sex can be a means to practice Tantra, though the yogic practice …
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You’ve experienced it, I’m sure. The symphony of sunset colors reflecting on the mountainside. The mountain itself is on fire with light and Life. The reds, the pinks, and purples are speaking your language – Love. And as Nature reveals Her Glory, you feel your soul go beyond your skin. Resting in expansion time and …
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Alchemically, gold is a symbol of transformation. The ultimate human quest, say the alchemists, is to transform the darker emotions into love, compassion, and joy. This journey is beautifully described by the metaphor of the philosopher’s stone. At first deemed unfit to be used in any part of the building, it becomes the keystone, the …
Need a boost? Sometimes, a little encouragement of words is all it takes! Find 10 of these reminders in the inspirational quotes below. Enjoy!
There’s no coincidence that in the word heart is ART. In order to be creative, in order to genuinely bring something that once did not exist into existence, we need to listen to an inner intelligence, a voice that guides the poem or painting. You might say the heart is the muse. Others would say the …
Straighten the serpent and it is a sword, a lingam, a line. It is power. As a line, it extends into infinity on both sides and has neither beginning nor end. It is infinity made finite, the sacred made manifest. The serpent, which we see, is an extension of the invisible. It is the expression …
Creation Meditation is a practice that cultivates: 1. Presence Creative energy and Creation itself is being born right now. Here and now is the point of power, the point through which all of life is born. What is spirituality? It’s the ability to be with what is arising right now in this moment. The author …
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Do you appreciate resting attention inward and becoming ever more aware of who you are? “Meditation,” wrote Swami Sivananda, “is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal Awareness.” Creation Meditation is a spiritual practice of cultivating this kind of awareness. First, in silent meditation, you can cultivate the ability to be a detached observer of all …
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Being creative can bring many spiritual benefits because to do so requires going inward, listening for the next piece of creative direction, and following the lead of intuition and imagination. I know I’ve said this before that when I speak about creativity, I am not necessarily honing your ability to be creative, per se, but …
The key is a profound image. It holds so much power. Although you might imagine using a key to unlock a treasure chest or Pandora’s Box, the key – especially now at this point in human history – is meant to open the heart. Indeed, the heart needs to be opened with a key, with …
I never thought I was being creative. I wanted to be a writer and the instructions were clear: To be successful, make writing your great Love affair! So, I filled hundreds of notebooks – simply giving outer expression to my inner experience. Meanwhile, as I continued to meditate and as I continued to direct my …
Being creative immediately puts you into a state of union. By bringing your attention inward, by giving expression to the inner experience, by connecting to the creative ideas and images within, you connect human and divine. Have you ever noticed that by going inward you suddenly become available to the feelings, thoughts, and images that …
Sure, entering the darkness might feel dangerous, especially when it’s the darkness of you. You might see your own worms and warts and decay. You might see the rotten Earth of yourself. Yet, shining the light of awareness inward is the most compassionate, the most loving, most Christ-like thing you can do. As you go …
You’re finally getting it! You’re finally realizing how beautiful, how holy you are! You are a sacred vessel, a precious reed for the melody of the universe to be heard. And as you allow the heart to open wide, the exquisite note that is uniquely you can come forth, gracefully flowing like golden joy. Ahh, …
Meditation is sacred time to observe yourself! ……..to bring your patterns into presence – or awareness. It is a potent way to create space between those incessant thoughts so that you can be aware of the contents of the mind versus becoming them. The one powerful and life changing – yes life changing! – moment …
The artist, the one who listens to the creative process as it unfolds from within, the one who deepens intuituion by following the inner creative thread, the one who shines the bright light of attention inward, can be a healer of the planet. The artist heals herself and others by stepping into the unknown, facing …
You’re finally getting it. You are realizing what a remarkable, amazing and sacred creature you are. You are making the shift from self-hatred to self-love, from self-condemnation to self-appreciation, from feeling separate and isolated to feeling wise, deeply connected, and whole. You know that you are a wisdom-keeper, a master, a sage. If you’d like …
By watching or observing experience, you become what you already are – the nothingness out of which all experience is born. You return to your innate wholeness. Suffering comes when the little self pushes experiences away. To return to wholeness… Connect with the Peace within you. Study and observe the Pain. Probe into when, where, …
No one likes pain. For many people, emotional and/or physical pain can burden and depress a life that offers many moments to be grateful for, so much material abundance to appreciate, and so many relationships in which to find and express love. Yet, there is a reason why Paul Brand, a long-time researcher of leprosy, …
Though you wouldn’t think so at first, creativity can lead you to the darkness within. When I say darkness I don’t just mean that dark source of intelligence where all things emerge, where the moon becomes the muse, where artists and dreamers go to find generative threads of their creation. I don’t just mean the …
You have a particular perspective of the world. From this perspective, you experience and view life in a unique way. Your viewpoint is so unique; it has been created by every single one of your experiences – painful and pleasurable, remembered and forgotten, fully or partially lived through. If you’re like most people, that perspective …