Archive for July, 2008
Spiritual Autobiography – Ages 59-64 (Part Ten)
[Continuing with extracts from my journal, written while backpacking through the Wyoming High Desert]
8/24/98
As I walk, this thought comes to me: scientists tell us that our planet – after it had cooled from it’s original, primordial fire – was a planet of water and rock enveloped in a blanket of air; and it is the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Spiritual Energy Shower
In November 1999, I was part of a five-day class in energy healing offered by the Inner Focus School – one of the classes that lead to my certification in energy healing. Each day usually started at seven with Osho’s Dynamic Meditation. Our instructor often gave additional suggestions for incorporating elements not found in the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Spiritual Autobiography – Ages 59-64 (Part Nine)
[Continuing with extracts from my journal of 8/24/98- written while back-packing through the Wyoming High Desert]
If I were to write my own personal scripture, it would begin with these words: “This is the first commandment; that you walk naked on the earth and know that you are of the earth, not physical as the earth [...]
Sex Magick
Sex magick is the use of sex to bypass the part of the mind that inhibits manifestation. It begins with an intention. I might set an intention for the success of a workshop—or even for something greater, like world peace. I create this intention with a statement: “Today I am raising and sending out erotic [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Spiritual Autobiography – Ages 59-64 (Part Eight)
In 1998, I returned to the Antelope Center for a program in which one contemplates the four directions while backpacking through the Wyoming High Desert. I can best convey this experience and the lessons it has brought me by sharing during the next several weeks on this blog some of the writing I did in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Walking Meditation
One of the meditation practices that we did during the retreat called Experiencing the Heart of Stillness was a walking meditation. It has become an important meditation for me, and I’m presenting it here as I have been teaching it at Easton Mountain retreats.
Begin standing. You will need a space, indoors our outdoors, where you [...]
Mask-Making at Easton Mountain
We all wear masks – carefully crafting our personas to suit friends and lovers. Masking-making can be a way to reveal what we hide even from ourselves.
Last week, at Easton Mountain Retreat, I participated in a mask-making workshop, part of Gay Freedom Camp. We started in pairs, covering our partners’ faces with plaster-impregnated fabric.
Next day, [...]
Spiritual Autobiography – Ages 59-64 (Part Seven)
On the second day of my vision quest, in mid afternoon, without thinking, I found myself outside the square that had been prepared for me – though I had made no conscious decision to leave the square. I was naked, with a blanket around my shoulders.
I went to a place where a few trees grew [...]
Chakra Affirmations
Awakening chakras is not merely bringing awareness to them. One must accept the transformation that comes from awakening their energy. Affirmations can help.
This program takes ten weeks. Let intuition guide you as to whether to do the full program or just work on areas of difficulty.
To use affirmations, divide a sheet of paper in half [...]
