The Pit
Few of us had a childhood where we felt fully supported and didn’t experience any trauma. Losing a grandparent or pet is common, but the loss or departure of a parent, poverty, abuse, illness, and …
Category: Energy
Head to Heart
There are several movements from the head or mind to the heart center. Prior to awakening, there is the potential shift from being mind-centered to being heart-centered, depending on our orientation. For some, this is …
Our Person
Our evolution is linear, as in stepping through the stages of development, but also cyclic. We have seasons of great experiences, and seasons dominated by cleaning house. It can be hard to find time for …
On Money
Money can be a rather vexing arena. For example, the saying “money is the root of all evil.” Demonizing money is very unhelpful. I would argue that money is not the problem, it’s greed and …
Healing Trauma
A reader recently mentioned the work of Irene Lyon, a specialist in somatic (body) healing. When we’re unable to fully process a traumatic experience, that stress may be stored in the physiology. Even if it’s …
Cursing
Recently, a topic came up that I’ve not discussed here before. That of cursing. We could say cursing is the opposite of gratitude. It is an angry expression of non-acceptance. Some people curse habitually. In …
The Lesson
I don’t recommend searching for issues to fix in ourselves. That just cultures a sense of being broken. It can be pretty hard on relationships too, if their sharing gets an “I’ll fix you” response …
The Aura
The aura is a term often used to describe the energy field surrounding the physical body. It’s coloured according to the activity of the chakras, dominant thoughts in the mind, emotions, and physical sensations. However, …
The Cause of Suffering
The field of action is one of cause and effect, of action and reaction. Nature maintains balance in the system to sustain it. If we act in a way that pushes the balance off, nature …
Housecleaning
I’ve noticed that as people get into energy healing, they can get a little obsessed with cleaning. They’re always looking for the slightest resistance, shadow, or dark entity to clear. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s …
Three Kinds of Shadow
I talk about shadow in various ways. Shadow is essentially unresolved experiences that sit in our physiology (physical, emotional, mental, etc.) and distort our current experiences. It has a hiding quality, making it hard to …
Stages of Flying
A discussion from the recent Tips article leads to some points worth discussing on Yogic flying. Why would we even practice siddhis (abilities)? We’re unlikely to get any good at many of them, simply because …