To Cultivate the Creative Spirit in You

From Alcoholic to Dreamer: A Personal Story of Getting Help from Dreams

Dissolving the Boundary between Life and Death

If there’s one thing certain about our changing times, it is that boundaries are disappearing. Pollution, computer viruses, terrorism, AIDS, digital information, the world economy—isn’t oneness wonderful? Something is in process that is taking us, kicking and screaming, toward the interconnected world we’ve always preached about, but seem unready to handle. The dissolving boundary between the objective world “out there” and the subjective world “in here” is especially troublesome for

A True Story

A True Story

The events took place in the mid to late 1970s, between the cities of Cedar Springs and Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Toronto, Ontario. It is a true story so far as I know.

Why worry? Be happy!

Most people want to be happy. That’s good because the Dali Lama says that the purpose of life is to be happy. I’m sure there must be more to it than that.

Are You Participating in the Translucent Revolution?

I’m not sure if you are old enough to remember, but back in 1980, there was quite a fuss when Marilyn Ferguson came out with her book The Aquarian Conspiracy. It was an exciting event to find tangible evidence of something many of us suspected: we were not alone in our new way of thinking! The book surveyed the many recent developments in research, theories, education, therapies, and other domains of activity that were expressive of the “new paradigm.” Ferguson actually named the shift and helped us focus on what was happening. She called

American Spirituality is Native to Us

Spirituality is a Core American Value

Soul Expression Can Be Visionary Artistry

Calling for Moral Intuition

When people explain why they often doubt their intuition, a common response is that it is difficult to distinguish genuine intuition from hopes, fears, and opinions. I found disturbing evidence supporting this confusion in a provocative book, Cloning the Buddha: The Moral Impact of Biotechnology (Quest Books) by Richard Heinberg. His survey of the moral reasoning behind the pro-andcon views of this

Occupy the Space In Between

This essay is an exercise in creativity. It always is, but I’m explicitly making it so today. On some creativity tests, they ask, “What does a XX have in common with YY?” Trying to find common patterns in very different things challenges a creative kind of thinking.

Finding My Mission in Life

Do you remember where you were when you realized that angels were being recognized by the popular media? Maybe you saw a book on angels, or an announcement about a TV special. If you can remember, what was your reaction to the growing popularity of angels?

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