Tag: the spiritual

The Spiritual Value of Self Reflection

There is much intrinsic value in mastering the art of self reflection. As we grow beyond our five-sensory view of the world and begin, in earnest, a multi-sensory journey toward wholeness, we must become more introspective and resilient. Each of us has an Internal Guidance System (IGS) that functions similar to the global positioning system […]

The Spiritual Nature of Pharmaceutical Drugs

“Just say no to drugs.” How many times have people heard this advice, yet still think nothing of going to the local pharmacy to pick up their drug prescriptions? Drugs have become so mainstream; North America is awash in a sea of drugs, both legal and illegal. Prescription drugs have become so prevalent; traces of […]

The Spiritual Practices of the Ninja

We know little about the origins of the Ninja, the ‘children of darkness’ – mysterious shadow-warriors who maintained their eerie mist-shrouded mountain secrecy in the Iga and Koga Provinces of Japan from around 900 AD, practicing the arts of stealth and invisibility. Legends, however, tell of the Ninja warrior’s supposed descent from tengu, savage demons […]

The Spiritual Overlord

Believe it or not, all human beings have a spiritual overlord. A powerful being who is capable of any feat, nothing is too difficult for this being. Folk tales have been rife with tales of superior powerful beings who helped their wards, eg, fairy godmothers, genies. etc. Though we might consider this tall tales, remember […]

Standing in the Spiritual Heart

An Interview with Laurie Conrad by Diana Souza. Ithaca, New York. Q Laurie, the first question I’d like to ask – I would like to know what you mean by the phrases “standing in my heart” and “I looked within and found him in the spiritual heart”. You wrote: “I was standing in my Heart. […]