Into The Mystic

“Gonna leave this broke down palace…” Wherever you look, crisis of things collapsing, strange behaviors and glitches. It is time to focus inward. Establishing a calm center in the “I” of the hurricane. If attention is on the storm, the normal reaction is to freeze, fight or flee. Which results in being sucked in andContinue reading “Into The Mystic”

The Strategy of Equanimity

Brief thoughts on the calmness of being while the storms rage. Equanimity (being calm) is straightforward, but how do you get there? Lessons from the rabbit holes of Vipassana meditation, the wrathful and peaceful deities (found in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Evan-Wentz). And the psychology of focused attention and hypnosis. In Vipassana meditation,Continue reading “The Strategy of Equanimity”

The Love of the Pause

Love is dance of connection and flow on the spectrum of levels. But it is the pause or gap to be mindful of… It’s where the magic happens. Beginning at that level of the self. Where we meet our Self. It doesn’t matter if we call the big or grander Self; divine, God, source, universe, etc.Continue reading “The Love of the Pause”

The Mirror and the Butterfly:

The Mirror and the Butterfly: “As above so below.” What is outside reflects what is inside and the converse of what is inside reflects what is outside. The mirror metaphor is merely a tool for us to notice our self. Once we realize our self then we can use the mirror to play with ourContinue reading “The Mirror and the Butterfly:”

Essential Recognition of the Soul

In this time of many challenges, there are seemingly few opportunities.  Perhaps the essential task is to recognize our soul and the soul of others.  To understand we are inter-dependent, with each other, the environment and the planet.   To experience participating, helping and sharing with others.   Changing our orientation from a life based onContinue reading “Essential Recognition of the Soul”