Archive for Spiritual

Thanksgiving 2012

 A Thanksgiving Wish to Unfolding Readers It’s been a year with lots of change all around. For all the turmoil

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The Way

There is not one way. There are many mental and spiritual disciplines. We can choose to establish or limit our

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One World – Many Realities

My friend stomped down the hall in frustrated disbelief. The barriers she had tried to put in place were ineffective

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The Maharishi Effect

“It’s your fault!” our older son glared at me while his brother nodded agreement. “I don’t understand.” “They aren’t fighting. It’s

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Halloween – Now and Why

My grown children and their families celebrate Halloween like Easter and Christmas – decorations, parties, and special activities. Halloween means

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Keep Calm and Carry On…

We use daily reminders like this mug to keep things in perspective. ____ When our children were young I reminded

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Intimacy

“You’re going to write about me, aren’t you?” Liz’s* eyes drifted down to her keyboard as she prepared to generate

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Riding too High

The email arrived the day before the event and reads, in part: “There is a certain element of likeness that

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The Firewalk

This is not how it started, nor how the night ended. ____ Before we could walk, we had to build.

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Lessons from Life

There’s a popular belief that we are here on earth to learn lessons. Years ago one of my mentors taught

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What Happened to My Plan?

The Mayan* and his partner recently visited our home for an evening of conversation. In addition to his study of

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Big Raft, Little Raft

During a comparative world religion class I learned about Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism — the two distinct branches also referred

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Magic, Mysticism, and Augmented Reality

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. ~ Arthur C. Clarke What is magic? Is it only a science

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So… Two Enlightened Beings Walk into a Bar in Prague –

What do they talk about? How they see the world? How the world sees them? What, if anything, went wrong

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The Lady, Spirit Guides, Masters, et al.

If you are careful, communicating with non-physical beings can be enjoyable. In a way it’s kind of bold, these creatures

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The Vinegar Tasters

   The Vinegar Tasters … is a traditional subject in Chinese religious painting. The allegorical composition depicts the three founders

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The Great Invocation

What is it? A gift to humanity – a hopeful view of expanding consciousness. According to the School for Esoteric Studies, the

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Peeling Back the Unfolding Curtain

The Start of a Writer’s Day I lay awake, feeling rested. My wife sleeping beside me, I allowed my mind

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