I am just back from 10 days of downtime. No internet, no work, and no writing. I had lots of family time, paddleboarding, talks around the campfire, cooking and wonderful communication with the trees. To truly let go takes effort for many of us, even if it is for a few days. The stillness is jarring, boring and we look for things to fill that void. I must say that there was a lot of activity this time with visitors, and I look forward to downtime downtime where I will do virtually nothing but sit under the trees, meditate, and … [read more]
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Empathic Reaction is a Mechanism We Need to Understand
Empathic reaction is an egoic mechanism we need to understand. There are many people who talk about how empathic they are, and actually mean they absorb the reactions of others. They relate everything back to a personal experience, and end up carrying the pain and toxicity of others as an egoistic mechanism. They are not able to distinguish themselves from other people, biological phenomena, or even collective reaction in a healthy way. Empaths carry the flip side of narcissistic traits and are often attracted to narcissists. They complement each other. There is a lot of information out there regarding narcissistic … [read more]
Cosmic Law and the Window of Opportunity
Amidst necessary racial unrest, great hope is on the horizon. There are Cosmic Laws at play that offer us a huge window of opportunity. The possibility of enormous change seems so very palpable, however, like so many wars, revolutions, and the reckoning with injustice, structures emerge that purport to keep the insidious disease that runs through the veins of people and their human nature at bay. The balance depends on seeing our inner landscape from a place deep within us that will be reflected in the collective. The intolerance for injustice comes to the surface again and again throughout history … [read more]
Every Breath You Take
One of the divine gifts we have for our inner work is our breath. At any moment we have the possibility to breathe consciously. When we do so, when we remember our breath, we are brought into the present moment. Our attention to this breath and what it can transmute can make all the difference in our lives. With each conscious breath comes distribution of light throughout our system. If we are aware of the finer substance that exists in the air, a refined essence that we all share, we can realize that we all have instant access to it. … [read more]
Together
These days I waiver between being inspired and disoriented. I am not sure what is coming or going. I wonder if I am in denial. The Awareness School is all about transformation, the work of the mystic, creating our own “conscious shocks” so life doesn’t serve those up for us, and… We are in an unprecedented situation. Looks like life has provided a pretty big conscious shock. The Awareness School is also about people connection and group work. We gather in retreats to be a part of something that cannot happen otherwise. It allows a quickening to occur within us … [read more]
A Mystical Easter Miracle
I am convinced that my recent mystical experience was a result of the convergence of various synchronistic occurrences, but then again mystical experiences are always just that. They are grace points eternally available; waiting for us to see and experience. My mind has felt scrambled lately as if I was going through some kind of alchemical change. Perhaps I am reading something into my experience, but I am oriented that way. I am steeped in a mystical life of meditation while presently facilitating four groups rooted in transformation, meditation and mysticism. My true North is where inner and outer worlds … [read more]