The Rapture
Over at Tom Stine’s blog, I unintentionally raised the subject of the Rapture in comments. Tom responded, “Around here, the rapture is The Rapture. That was my first thought as I read your comment. You …
Category: Ego
Do it, Please
In Stumbling towards Ecstasy, I spoke about the restlessness in the air. Its become clearer What’s Up. Basically, each of us is faced with a choice. We can do the work, clear our baggage and …
Stumbling towards Ecstasy
If you pay attention to how you feel, not only does this help you clear the dregs and become increasingly self-aware, you gain some new qualities. Inner silence and happiness, personal freedom, and to the …
Forms of Resistance
So whats all this “resistance” anyway? I’ve mentioned before that everything is either fullness or resistance. So if you are not experiencing happiness, peace, and freedom, you are experiencing resistance. This takes many forms. – …
The Roots of Fear
Animals naturally experience fear as a concern for their well-being. But at root, they move to the impulse of nature. They move where consciousness takes them. Only domesticated animals, raised in close proximity with humans, …
The Semmelweis Reflex
On this blog, I often talk about the way the mind works. We are flooded with information all the time, so the mind has to filter through this vast volume of data and choose what …
The decentralized ego
I’ve spoken here before about the “3 am-egos“, the 3 layer structure of the sense of individual self. In our culture, we typically speak of “self” in terms of our body. We are encouraged to …
Deep Dreams
Recently, I’ve written about the illusory nature of the ego, that sense of separate self. I mentioned one of the ways you can see its nature is when you wake in the morning, you may …
Homeward unbound
The path home is a very curious thing. One of the key steps in moving towards the One is to increase the sense of separation. As we become more conscious, more clear, we begin to …
Allowing
Tom Stine just posted a great article on the Sedona Method. This is a technique for emotional clearing I’ve heard about for years but never heard summarized so well. It also says a lot about …
History
I was reminded several times this week how revisionist history is. That would include personal, family, country, and world history. Certainly, history may change as new facts come to light. But there is also resistance …
Santa’s coming!
Santa’s Coming! OK now – be honest. What was your first response to that statement? Excitement? Surprise? Revulsion? This points to your story about Santa. What you do or don’t believe about that seasonal celebration. …