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Spirituality and Giving Too Much
There are a lot of religious teachings that support martyrdom. Giving up your life, sacrificing comfort, living in poverty in service to others are all seen as ways to sainthood – literally and figuratively. Many spiritual traditions teach that spirituality is free and services are to be shared with the community. So, is there a…
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The Spirituality of Surfing
If anyone had ever told me that surfing was a spiritual pursuit, I would have said they were completely nuts. The spirituality of surfing? Bah! Funny, but it really is. I finally get why all those lonely guys in wet suits would be out riding the waves long after the summer crowd had gone. They’d…
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Dreams – the Free Spiritual Development Tool We All Have
Want a free spiritual development tool? You’ve got it. It’s dreams! Yep. Before there were Bibles, monasteries, or rituals, we all had dreams. Freud called dreams “the royal road to the unconscious” meaning the hidden part of yourself. Jung felt dreams were the way to tap into the collective unconscious, which is the hidden parts of all…
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The Many Benefits of Ritual
There are many benefits of rituals. You just have to engage in them with an open heart to see for yourself. There is nothing superstitious or evil about it. It’s just a way to get in touch with yourself, your ancestors, and the universe. RITUALS HELP YOU GET ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR WORLD When you do rituals,…
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Spirituality As an Escape
There is no right or wrong path. You can’t do spirituality wrong. All paths lead to the same destination. Some paths are just more direct and joyous than others. If you’re using spirituality as an escape, you could be taking the hard, circuitous route. What does that looks like? Well, if your spirituality separates you…
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Why Women Should Pay More Attention to the Moon
I was recently asked why should women pay attention to the moon? There are two answers to that. The first is rather practical. If you were going to be caught in a thunderstorm or heat wave, wouldn’t you prefer to know about it in advance so that you can prepare? Knowing about the moon phase…
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Sleepwalking on Mull
I didn’t spend a lot of time on Mull. We caught a late ferry and had to scoot to get to Iona. The weather was dreich (dreary). I am sure that impacted the way things felt there. Honestly, it felt like the world was sleepwalking on Mull. It’s the closest I’ve ever come to feeling…
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Why Natural Initiations Are Not Enough
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Do women need formal initiations? Life provides us with natural initiations. We can’t avoid it. Maidens don’t ask to be born. Birth is their initiation. The 1st Seductress has menstruation thrust upon them. Mothering is a consequence of giving birth, if you want your creation to survive. The…
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Finding the Sacred on a Battlefield
A battlefield is not your typical place that a sacred seeker finds the divine. I mean, who ever heard of a sacred battlefield? If all life is sacred, then God is here too. On our last trip to Scotland, we stopped at the Culloden Battlefield where between 1,500 and 2,000 Jacobites and 300 government soldiers…
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Winter Solstice – A Time For New Beginnings
Winter Solstice – A Time for New Beginnings Happy winter solstice. Today is the longest night of the year. Starting at dawn tomorrow, the days will get longer and longer signaling to all that life renews. Isn’t that a most hopeful sign? What the Winter Solstice Means For many, tonight is the most sacred time…
