Posted on May 15, 2008 by bloominglotus
In a lighter vein, I’ve recently begun wondering, “What would Gabrielle do?” in certain situations. I confess I’ve been catching up on Xena episodes lately and have finally gotten to the ones I hadn’t seen before(Seasons 5&6). Of course, when I ponder this, I’m thinking of the peacenik, more bardy Gabrielle, pre-Eli and Eli-following. The actress who [...]
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Posted on May 12, 2008 by bloominglotus
So I’ve been drawn toward studing Feri for almost a year now. I have yet to undertake this, as I’m still finishing up my dedicate class with the traditional coven I’ve been with for two and a half years. I should be done in late June or July, I think (unless we postpone class for [...]
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Posted on May 12, 2008 by bloominglotus
I just thought I should clarify my position a little and say that I don’t really consider A New Earth to be “New Age.” I thought about editing my last post to state as much but decided to just add another. As I said in my reply comment to Semjaza, I would call it more [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2008 by bloominglotus
I have to say, I do wish more Neo-Pagan folks would check out this book. I find a lot of them stick too closely within their defined path and don’t read or explore much beyond magick, the Gods, ritual, healing, divination, etc. I wonder if there’s a fear of being saddled with that much-maligned monolith: New Age…? [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2008 by bloominglotus
So now that I’ve finished A New Earth, as has my spiritual book club, we’ve decided to start again from the beginning. Although some of what Eckhart Tolle has to say about spiritual enlightenment, or Awakening, has been said many times before, for some reason, his specific words and the way he phrases them connect [...]
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Posted on May 9, 2008 by bloominglotus
Have you read this yet? Why not?
If you’re looking for a new spiritually-focused, self-help type book, try Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth–it’s seriously the most helpful book I think I’ve ever read. Even though I don’t usually like using this term, I feel like it’s my new ‘Bible’–there are so many useful applications to daily life [...]
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