Recently I wrote a piece arguing that we should befriend and welcome shame. I described the insights of wise teachers--those who teach us that there is such a thing as healthy shame and that weirdly healthy shame is being negatively shamed nearly out of existence....
I’m into my third full month of working for myself, trying to make a viable, just, and sustainable business practice through my work in intuitive readings and energy healing. The business side of this work is quite challenging for me. I’m really starting from square...
“Shame may be our most hidden or submerged emotion; it may also be the one we shun the most.” (Robert Masters, Emotional Intimacy p.109) Shame gets a bad rap. A really bad rap. And for good reason. It can be an absolute killer. For so many...
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece arguing that many spiritual teachings around today neglect the place of our souls. I worked off the notion of spiritual bypassing--which is spiritual teachings that hurt people by teaching them to bypass their emotions. I said that...
HEALING TRAVELS IN THE LOWER WORLD, FALL 2013 JOURNEYING COURSE Shamanism is the most ancient form of human spiritual exploration. Journeying is a primary form of practice within shamanic traditions. In a journey, an individual enters into a light trance state where they become open to...
Recently father and video game developer Mike Mika redesigned the classic game Donkey Kong to reverse the gender roles of the characters. In his version Pauline became the heroine saving Mario from the evil giant ape. Mika did this based on his daughter’s stated preference...
In 2010 Robert Masters wrote an excellent book entitled Spiritual Bypassing: When Spirituality Disconnects Us From What Really Matters.* The book explores how we use "spiritual practices or beliefs to avoid dealing with painful feelings, unresolved wounds, and developmental needs." Masters' approach is, to use some...
A number of spiritual traditions, particularly in the Americas, speak of a medicine wheel. These traditions seek to orient us to the four cardinal directions, the earth below, the heavens above, and the self connected to them all. (You can read more about this practice...
