Feline Wisdom: Rest
No one has to remind a cat to get plenty of rest. When kitty feels tired, she drops what she is doing, curls up and relaxes or dozes until her body feels ready to resume activity. Felines are masters...
View ArticleFeline Wisdom: Unpredictably Flexible
I’ve always felt content around order and routine. My children sometimes kid me about my lack of spontaneity and can usually predict my reaction to most anything. I’m working on it, though. For me,...
View ArticleWhich movie are you watching?
Sitting on an airplane in flight, I was listening to an inspiring audio seminar on my iPod. Then the in-flight movie came on. Since I was in a bulkhead seat and the projection screen was just a few...
View Article12-12-12: An Interview with Pleiadian Ambassador Christine Day
Native Australian Christine Day, a spiritual teacher, healer and author, has channeled information from extraterrestrials known as Pleiadians for the past 20 years, seeking to assist and awaken...
View ArticleFeline Wisdom: What My Cats Have Taught Me About Love
In February, many of us are buying poetic little cards, heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, and proclaiming the deepest affections for our loved ones. Although it’s wonderful to honor love on Valentine’s...
View ArticleFeline Wisdom: Welcome, Warmth!
HERE IN MINNESOTA, it feels like the winter just wouldn’t end — it even snowed in May! Although I enjoy getting cozy with the kitties and a nice hot cup of tea, I’m ready to venture outdoors without a...
View ArticleForget the baggage: Lessons from a wise Kitty
I HAVE A cat that is now around 19 years old. She was a rescue in a very literal sense. I found her in the center lane of a three-lane highway dodging traffic. I rescued her and named her Lucky. It...
View ArticleFeline Wisdom: Freedom
JULY IS THE month when we Americans celebrate freedom. I’m grateful for my many levels of freedom, both as a U.S. citizen, as well as a human being; however, sometimes I find my biggest obstacle to...
View ArticleEight Fearless Questions
Excerpt from “A Call to Fearlessness for Gentle Leaders” address at the Shambhala Institute Core Program, Halifax, June 2006 I THINK THESE questions are worth holding for a while. How do you call...
View ArticleFeline Wisdom: Workplace Wisdom
I FEEL TREMENDOUSLY grateful that I get to work from home as a freelance writer. I do what I love and am able to manage my day with some flexibility. My cats are constantly with me while I work. They...
View ArticleWalks with Horses
Connecting Spirits, Transforming and Empowering through the Wisdom of Horses in the Labyrinth PEOPLE ARE RECONNECTING to what has been lost. Going back to nature, our roots. Rediscovering the old ways...
View ArticleFeline Wisdom: Animal Communication
I BELIEVE CATS ARE naturally intuitive creatures. I know when I look into my sweet kitty’s eyes, I can absolutely sense he is looking straight through to my soul. As humans, I think we also possess...
View ArticleNavigating Your Future
Thoughts from Wisdom Keepers to maximize opportunities in this brave new world Those of us who weren’t born yesterday and haven’t been hanging out with Rip Van Winkle in Sleepy Hollow know we are in a...
View ArticleSpirit Leaves: Sometimes Our Dearest Teachers are Dogs
I live a relatively hermitic existence. As an empath, I seem to require lots of “down time.” I have no pets, yet all of nature seems to command my love and compassion. Still, I sometimes long for...
View ArticleEmbodying Sacredness: On the rim of the Cauldron
This autumn will mark my 13th year as a teacher in a community that is often lovingly referred to as “cauldron.” The word cauldron is derivative of the older word caldera, which simply means “interior...
View ArticleMy brand new start
Based on the book Antarctic Odyssey: A New Beginning I was coming out of an acrimonious divorce that lasted two long years and I was emotionally and psychologically destroyed! I had just had the final...
View ArticleWalking with Spirit: An interview with Cedric and Janet Michele Red Feather
Two speakers who will present a keynote talk at the upcoming 2014 Minneapolis Edge Life Holistic Expo — Cedric Red Feather and Janet Michele Red Feather — walk a natural path through this world. They...
View ArticleBecoming Our Own Wise One
“There are as many ways to God as there are created souls.” — Muhammad In our culture, who assumes the role of holy or wise one? In more traditional cultures, the holy, wise one is a central figure....
View ArticleOld Traditions for Blessing the Coming Year
Here comes the holiday season! With all the extra cooking, shopping, parties and darkness, I often find myself worn thin. The time around Winter Solstice is in fact a “thin time” in that the material...
View ArticleMe the Terrible
“Love everyone,” Ram Dass said, guiding us in the final meditation of the 8th annual Open Your Heart in Paradise retreat, where I found myself last December literally at the feet of my guru in a...
View ArticleTowards a New Form of Leadership
Leadership has become a slightly suspicious term over the years. From an elegant term full of responsibility and capability, many people today associate leadership with misuse of power and corruption....
View ArticleReconnect with Ancient Indian Wisdom to Awaken your innate Spiritual Powers
The human body is a latticework of energies vibrating at different frequencies, which encompass the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects. It has been perfectly created to function...
View ArticleRelating to the Unseen
We are all capable of communicating with some of the many non-human beings that inhabit the world around us. Plants, places, rivers, and even stones are sentient and aware. We might perceive them as...
View ArticleAre You Doing What You Came Here to Do?
A Normal Girl’s Journey to Becoming a Contemporary Mystic I spent most of my adult life living someone else’s idea of who and what I should be. I believed that women should try to emulate men in the...
View ArticleSpirit Leaves: Oceanic Wisdom
The man at a kitchen table in Minot, North Dakota, looked inscrutable. He gazed through low-lidded, compassionate eyes. Temporarily distracted by his slender, wiry, black moustache and tapered beard, I...
View ArticleThe Wisdom of the Universe
With photographer Sherr Robertson, excerpts from The Wisdom of the Universe Why is it that what you fear, you attract? Because “all physical life functions in accordance with natural Laws, and the...
View ArticleWilliam Meader returns to teach in the Cities
William Meader, renowned international teacher and author of the Ageless Wisdom, is returning to teach this month in Minneapolis. He will present two talks at Lake Harriet Spiritual Community, one talk...
View ArticleThe Non Workshop: A Way to Tap into Your Innate Wisdom
These days everything is being workshopped. There are workshops about meditation, relationships, finances, mindset, and…fill in the blank. We take workshops at church, the local metaphysical store,...
View ArticleA Practical Exercise in Grace
An excerpt from The Golden Sequence: A Manual for Reclaiming Our Humanity (BenBella Books, November 2018) When we think of grace, we might think of the pristine flow of a swan gliding across a still...
View ArticleThe Akashic Records: Opening a Conversation with Your Soul
The word “Akasha” is Sanskrit for ether, and it is defined as “the universal etheric field in which a record of past events is imprinted.” When describing the Akashic Records, many people use an...
View ArticleA Monthly Affirmation: ‘This is My Garden’
There is something about tending to a garden that feels good at every stage. Whether it’s planting the seeds, pulling the weeds or harvesting the fruits, there is always something to be appreciated....
View ArticleCelebrate Your Life hosts Skamania Retreat
Are you ready for something so different, so amazing, that people travel from all over the world to attend? Treat yourself to a Spiritual Summer Adventure of a lifetime at this year’s Celebrate Your...
View ArticleAwakening in the Moment
Adopting a healthy lifestyle and routine can aid in pacifying the need for stability in our lives. Perhaps our quest is to illuminate the light within us all, perhaps finding it for the first time if...
View ArticleIn Every Adversity Lie Seeds of Wisdom
I am a firm believer that everything in life happens for a reason. The Universe doesn’t make mistakes. Unfortunately, it often takes time for these seeds to bloom. To live mindfully means to be aware...
View ArticleA Message of Wisdom from the Elders in the Time of Pandemic
Editor’s Note: This message draws upon the elders’ knowledge to offer encouragement and empowerment during the difficult times of the coronavirus pandemic. Be sure to watch the video posted at the end....
View ArticleSeasonal Changes and Native American Traditions
Twenty years ago I met a man who I had prayed to meet. His name was Kendal. I was looking for a Native American medicine man who would teach me his native ways. I had worked with others in the past who...
View ArticleThe Powhatan Tribe & Their Use of Plants
The Powhatan tribe occupied Eastern Virginia in and around the 1600s. It’s the same land that English settlers attempted to call their own. Due to conflicts with each other over land and food, the...
View ArticleYou Never have to Look too Far for Indigenous Truths
“With all things and in all things, we are relatives.” — Sioux From my personal experience, as I reflect on early days of my life, a memory is imprinted in my brain. I have never lost sight of it. It...
View ArticleSpirit Leaves: The True Nature of Indigenous Wisdom
At one point in my life, I answered inquiries about my identity with what I thought was a clever line. I would retort, “I’m a Lithuanian/Ukrainian Jew, roaming the countryside with a renegade Indian.”...
View ArticleJust Follow the Yellow Brick Road
I bet most of you recall the yellow brick road from the famous movie that was produced many years ago. The character Dorothy was making her way to OZ to meet the great wizard. Her goal was to get back...
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