Month: September 2013
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The Power Of Ritual Is In The Mind Of The Practitioner, Part 2
What Does Ritual Mean To You? Continuing the discussion from Part 1 of this post, two more seasoned practitioners share their views about what ritual means to them. Ritual Is A Way Of Focusing Sheva: “Broadly defined, a ritual is taking place when we fire up the computer, rustle our papers, and settle down for…
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The Power Of Ritual Is In The Mind Of The Practitioner, Part 1
Ritual Can Seem Primitive And Superstitious “Ritual” – the word sets off myriad reactions within me – mysterious, powerful yet primitive and superstitious. The use of ritual is a cornerstone in most religious and spiritual disciplines – including Magick. Yet, there was a time when I questioned the validity of its use in spiritual growth.…
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Engage The Warrior Within
What Do You Do With YOUR Inner Warrior? There is a warrior within each of us. The question is whether we will engage this warrior in the physical plane or the spiritual one. If we do battle in the physical plane, we will face many foes, take many hits, and the battle will rage on…
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Fear and Personal Power in Duality
I’m going to be writing two articles on fear and power from two VERY different perspectives – duality and union. Today’s article will be from the duality perspective. The next one will be the same article but from a perspective of union. As we step forward into this new world paradigm, it’s becoming more and…
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Student / Teacher Relationships – Learning And Growth Opportunities In Spiritual Traditions
Teachers Learn And Students Teach I am a teacher; I am also a student. One can be either, but should be both. Good teachers constantly learn; good students constantly teach. The teacher / student relationship is one of balance and shared responsibility. As a teacher / student of a new and growing spiritual tradition, I…
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Death And Transformation
Death Has Many Faces Death has many faces; some known and some yet to be discovered. Before I became better acquainted with Death, I feared it – its permanence; the pain associated with its process; the darkness with which it cloaked the world beyond its portal. My fear was reinforced by early training in the…
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Becoming A Devotee To The Divine Within
Doing The Work of Transformation One of the interesting bits about running a transformational event the way that Kathy and I run them, is that you can’t show up at the event without having done the work yourself – the universe won’t allow it. And so here we are, two weeks out from our maiden…
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Manifesting Money – Money Is a Narcissistic Bitch!
Manifesting Money One topic that always comes up when we are working with people who are struggling with manifesting their mission is – MONEY! Often the reason that spiritual leaders are not having more success in manifesting their mission is that they lack the funds to spread the word. And the blocks to receiving money…