Spiritual callings aren’t rational or logical. It takes courage to follow them. It takes fortitude to go against the norm and follow an inner call. Spiritual calls can’t be understood from the logic of the thinking mind and we typically don’t have the proper training or credentials for them. How could we? Spiritual gifts don’t [ Read more … ]
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Do you think like an artist?
The physicist Arthur Zajonc says that our culture needs the artist’s cognitive capacities. But what is it that poets and artists do that take them beyond ordinary capacities of knowing? Perhaps it’s the artist’s willingness to be confused, welcoming any unlikely connection that shows up; or his or her sensitivity to nuance and qualities [ Read more … ]
When there are no words, something else appears.
When there are no words, something else appears. When I work with clients, I don’t engage with their thinking because what they think is likely keeping them stuck. Instead, I shift my clients to a place of higher wisdom where there are no words. In that place of higher wisdom, they have access to deep [ Read more … ]
Metaphor’s terrain is the spiritual realm of the inner life
No matter our culture or upbringing, metaphor helps us process our inner world. At any given time, we may be “on fire,” “stuck,” “in over our heads,” “overwhelmed,” “burnt out,” or “in flow.” Metaphor helps us understand how we’re feeling and thus, better navigate our lives. What is not so well known is that metaphor [ Read more … ]
“Not fitting in” is a good thing
“Not fitting in” is a good thing. It might feel painful, but it means that you’re creating something bigger. A visionary path is invisible to ordinary eyesight. We can only see it with our inner eyes. Without a vision, it’s easy to spend all our time reacting to and attempting to solve an endless array [ Read more … ]
