First, the Truth
don Miguel Ruiz asks us to find our truth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQeSJD1mBPM How do you find your truth? 1) Don’t believe me – but learn to listen. 2) Don’t believe yourself – but learn to listen. 3) …
Category: Mind
Why Don’t We Do Our Best?
One of the most curious aspects of the human experience is how much we stray from what we know to be right. We know that we need exercise, good food, and moderation. We know that …
Do You Believe in God?
When the subject of God comes up in the west, it’s almost always in the context of belief. Do you or do you not believe in God? People tend to place themselves in one of …
Velcrow’s Calling
Or I could say, Ripping Purpose. Fierce Velcrow. There are lots of playful ways I could describe a workshop with filmmaker Velcrow Ripper. He’s the guy behind the films Scared Sacred and Fierce Light. The …
The Big Red Book
The collective unconscious. Archetypes. Dream interpretation. Many of the ideas that float around modern “New Age” thinking are derived from the musings of Carl G. Jung in his development of analytical psychology. What we commonly …
Going Cosmic
“Lord, said David, since you do not need us, why did you create these two worlds? Reality replied: O prisoner of time, I was a secret treasure of kindness and generosity, and I wished this …
More God Realization
Understanding God Realization was largely a perspective piece. Where it fits into the scheme of things. But what of experience? How does it show up? This is not something anyone can describe as it is …
Understanding God Realization from a Western standpoint
Each major change in state of consciousness tends to have a lead up, an actual shift, then a process of integration. Disintegration, growth, integration, and balance. The same process happens with all of the smaller …
This Blog
In many ways, this blog is part of my own journey. While I have a prominently perceptual path, there is a strong underflow of gyan. The draw of the intellect to understand, even in the …
The Open Mind
One of the most important things you can bring to your spiritual journey is an open mind. While a teaching is very useful for giving one a sense of how and where to put our …
Shock and Awe
Shock and Awe is a term used by the military for the use of overwhelming force. A raw expression of power designed to culture fear. It can be quite potent but not always in the …
Opening and Integration
In Visions into Dust, I touched on the cycle of growth again: balance, disintegration, growth, integration, and repeat. From recent remarks here and offline, it sounds like it would be useful to touch on what …