Spiritual Life

The spiritual life is not the life of community as it once played out. Spiritual paths are becoming more numerous. Even large, well-established religions are splintering into smaller sects. With the rise of New Age belief systems, the spiritual life remains as diverse...

Temet Nosce! (Know Thyself!)

(Latin axiom from the Temple Delphi: Know Thyself) This phrase is usually depicted with an exclamation mark, signifying it is a command, as if to know thyself is a simple declaration, and once you accept it, you will know yourself. It is an ancient wisdom established...

Behavioral Wisdom

Social and Emotional Intelligence For those who have read the works of WingMakers and Lyricus, you know a distinction is drawn between the mind’s knowledge of social intelligence, and the heart’s insight of emotional intelligence. They are unique environments from...

I Am We Are

We are specks of sky, a silent choir of pounding hearts. We are an eyelid the size of a galaxy, opening like a rising sun. If you look out of it you are absorbed in I am we are— whirling in the curvature of a universe cathedral. Sound is unity. Long waves lack...

The Origins of Ascension and Karma

Origins are murky and always ancient. In the new age community, ascension is a popular word used to describe many different experiences and processes. I’ll define ascension as broadly as possible for the purposes of this article in the hopes that it will include most...