The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule is the principle of treating others as we would expect to be treated. It is a maxim of reciprocity. It’s found in most faiths and many philosophies throughout the ages, though it …
Category: Practice
The Guru
Guru is a Sanskrit term meaning remover of darkness. It’s often translated as teacher. Rishi means seer, someone who sees reality. A rishi may or may not also have the skills of a teacher. As …
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 …
My Friend, The Mantra
This post is more personal. It’s not an example of a typical process. I first learned an effortless meditation back in 1974. It made an enormous difference in my life, soothing my physiology and opening …
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 …
The Steps of Progress
Often, we have the idea we should be constantly moving forward towards our goals. However, life is cyclic and seasonal. Sometimes, its the season for progress, and sometimes the season for rest. We see these …
Stages of Meditation
First, I’ll note this is observations of the process. This is for verification of experience, not something to achieve, a technique, or a way to manipulate your experience. As readers of the blog know, I …
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 …
The Written Word
The written word is a curious effect of a darker age. In higher ages, we can communicate more directly, so writing isn’t required. The development of writing is actually a symptom of lower consciousness. Writing …
Elemental Healing
I often write here about energy healing as it’s very useful to understand the principles. This can help us process what is coming up in our experience and resolve it. So often, we resist or …
Our Emotional World
Emotions are a subjective way of experiencing energy flows in the energy body. Water element is dominant on this layer (kosha), so they flow in and out, like waves on the seashore. Deeper, we experience …