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A simple seeker was feeling blessed to be receiving lessons about life from a spirit teacher as wise as any guru she had ever read about. He helped her to understand Kabbalah teachings, as well as those of Taoism, and some other forms of perrenial wisdom. “What do Kabbalah and Taoism have in common withContinue reading “Kabbalah, Taoism, and Education Today”

A simple seeker was meditating on the Kabbalah Tree of Life and its many individual and unique centers of energy, with each center representing a particular quality and/or type of psychic energy. Each of the energies contribute to the whole, and yet each are mutually dependent upon each other. Together they co-create an ever-higher levelContinue reading “I Still Need to Believe”

A simple seeker was meditating on The Ace of Swords, the Tarot card she had randomly selected to direct her focus on relationship issues of today. The Ace of Swords represents the full range of intellectual capacities and potentials. “Then,” she thought to herself, simple common sense would be a form of, or prerequisite to,Continue reading “Instinct and Intuition as Yin and Yang”

A simple seeker was talking to herself, or was she thinking out loud, without making much sound, or possibly much sense either? I may be what I have become, but perhaps what I was to begin with, was not entirely my idea. So, how can I know just how much of what I have becomeContinue reading “In Praise of Potential”

A simple seeker was meditating on the possible differences between the concepts of initiation and transformation, and if, in fact … “If there were differences, then what would they be?” “I’ve been asking myself that question.” “Sometimes it helps when there’s an outside …” “You’re hardly an outside voice.” “How do you know?” “I canContinue reading “Initiation and Transformation”

A simple seeker was enjoying reading Dan Millman’s “The Laws of Spirit.” He obviously shared a high-quality relationship with an awakened spirit teacher. “Are we jealous?” “Perhaps, a little.” “Why?” “He’s so much more …” “Intelligent?” “I can’t know that for sure, but …” “Then what?” “He seems to be so much more comfortable withContinue reading “If They Have Eyes to See”

A simple seeker had returned home after time out. Even Spirit seemed to have approved of family time. She had been worried that she might .. No. She knew that she did not have the power, or the will, to totally disconnect from Spirit. And she knew that He knew it, too. Another thought seemedContinue reading “If the Solution is Trust”

A simple seeker had returned home after time out. Even Spirit seemed to have approved of family time. She had been worried that she might ..No, she knew that she did not have the power, or the will, to totally disconnect from Spirit. And she knew that He knew it, too. Another thought seemed toContinue reading “If the Solution is Trust”

A simple seeker was enjoying the privacy of her secluded patio garden. She sat surrounded by several perspectives on the study of Tarot, with each author seemingly confident that she/he was presenting the final word, more and/or less. “How did you manage to move your perspective from a focus on The Hermit as a solitaryContinue reading “I Ching and Tarot in Dynamic Relationship”

A simple seeker was meditating on, or was she just thinking about, next year’s garden. “Why not just call it planning?” “Planning has to develop out of …” “Out of what?” “Out of awareness of what is pleasing and what is not pleasing, and given the limits of a small garden area, what might beContinue reading “How to Resolve Conflicting Needs”