(Reminder to self daily in this time of escalating violence, chaos, and fear…) “This moment humanity is going through can now be seen as a portal and as a hole. The decision to fall into the hole or go through the portal is up to you. If you repent of the problem and consume the […]
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Type Five— The Kind Wizard “If we truly use the Enneagram to see through our beliefs about ourselves we begin to feel more grounded and confident, more kind and compassionate, and more clear and discerning. Our centers are coming online, and we are more able to live the truths we have come to understand.” —RUSS
Type Four— The Creative Alchemist “Don’t give up. What often follows endarkenment—if you continue your inner work—is equal enlightenment.” —MICHAEL NAYLOR The Type Four, often called the romantic, the individualist, the creative alchemist, is endowed with a deep sensitivity to the emotional states of others and themselves. He sees the hidden suffering that others have
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In June of 1971, John Bennett was in New York city as a part of a whistle-stop tour to meet candidates for his Academy, and he gave a lecture at Gotham Book Mart in Manhattan. He began the talk by stating his opinion that the coming 50 year period would be the most difficult in
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Do Not Lose Heart, We Were Made for These Times BY CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTESSyndicated from moonmagazine.org, Mar 13, 20207 minute read Mis estimados queridos, My Esteemed Ones: Do not lose heart. We were made for these times. I have heard from so many recently who are deeply and properly bewildered. They are concerned about the state of
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This Most Holy Prayer I can’t make the world be peaceful I can’t stall tanks from roaring down roads I can’t prevent children from having to hide in bunkers I can’t convince the news to stop turning war into a video game I can’t silence the sound of bombs tearing neighborhoods apart I can’t turn
As I rest in the gratitude of being a grandfather who has the opportunity to have my heart opened with joy, gratitude, humor, and love with this little guy, Felix, I am noticing that the many labors I have partaken in to heal and open my heart have come to fruition in ways could never
Pema Chodron STEPPING-STONES TO AWAKENING…There’s no way to make a dreadful situation pretty. But we can use the pain of it to recognize our sameness with other people. Shantideva said that since all sentient beings suffer from strong, conflicting emotions, and all sentient beings get what they don’t want and can’t hold on to what
The Wisdom of Stephen King “I have no particular spiritual insights, but I think every writer who does this on a daily basis has a ‘back channel’ to the subconscious that can be accessed pretty easily. Mine is wide and deep. I never write with an ax to grind, but I sense strongly that this
