The cacophony of sounds, intense stimulation and chaos of construction in the city; doesn’t sound like a haven of spiritual peace, does it? Let alone a place to work on spiritual development. And yet major urban areas are growing steadily as a lifestyle option for live, work and play. Can an intimidating urban landscape actually …
It’s common for people to go to great lengths and expense in the pursuit of beauty. Cosmetics, fashion and even the medical industry vie for your attention and dollars. There are a million ways to enhance your physical beauty. How much will it cost? Will you ever be satisfied? Will you really feel more beautiful? …
For most people, a certain level of everyday stress is inevitable in these modern times. The structure of our lives seems to make tension, and even anxiety, almost a foregone conclusion. For one thing, most of us are heavily overscheduled, our days filled with fights through traffic, trips to crowded grocery stores, demanding jobs, challenging …
What makes you happy? For most of us, that question might immediately elicit a host of enticing ideas: taking a cat nap in the sun, perhaps, savoring some decadent chocolate, going on vacation, or winning money at the slot machines. But for some of us, these paths toward happiness may be frustratingly out of reach, …
The office is an overwhelming crush of stress for many people. What steps can you take with your personal area to make it more relaxing and encouraging the flow of positive energy? Feng shui (rendered as 風水 in traditional Chinese and 风水 in simplified Chinese) at home makes for a more relaxing and productive domestic …
Imagine yourself as a large city with all this activity going on. The highways leading to and from you (the city) are pathways of energy. The highways are set up to flow smoothly – sending energy in and out of the city – to the Universe, other people, etc. Let’s say you send out a …
Words have meaning and names have power. Author Unknown In many cultures around the world, names have deep meanings. However, over the years many cultures lost the connection of the meanings somewhere along the way. At the time of my spiritual emergence, I finally embraced my Greek “given name”, Ariadne. Not only did I want …
Every night, while in the dream state, you create several major movie productions, foreign films in the language of images and symbols with a metaphoric storyline. While some dreams may seem silly, weird, or even frightening upon waking, each is a meaningful response to your internal life. The majority of night dreams represent responses to …
Every person spends a majority of his or her time consuming, creating or resting. To rest is to sleep and rejuvenate one’s body or meditate and revive one’s spirit. To consume is to sustain one’s body with food and one’s mind with curiosity. To create, though, is to give … it is to sustain yourself …
Numbers hold special significance for many people. Some believe they have a lucky number, while others notice that significant life events tend to occur in pairs, threes or other groupings. Some people even feel a simple, inexplicable affinity for a particular number. These people may have naturally tapped into something with roots that stretch back …
