I Still Need to Believe

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”

Instinct and Intuition as Yin and Yang

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”

Initiation and Transformation

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”

If They Have Eyes to See

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 comfortableContinue reading “If They Have Eyes to See”

I Ching and Tarot in Dynamic Relationship

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”

How to Resolve Conflicting Needs

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 given the limits of a small garden area, what might be even more pleasing than wasContinue reading “How to Resolve Conflicting Needs”

How to Honor the Deceased

A simple seeker was slipping into a mood of overwhelming sorrow. Memories of her first child’s lost battle with a rare form of cancer, before he was old enough to understand what possible purpose his suffering could serve anyone, flooded her mind. But neither did this simple seeker understand then, nor does she now. OfContinue reading “How to Honor the Deceased”