The renowned Persian poet Rumi was born on September 30, 1207. This year, UNESCO has issued a Commemorative Medal in his honor, and many literary, cultural and spiritual organizations are celebrating the 800th anniversary of Rumi's birth. This article is devoted to this occasion. People often think of poetry as something for a special mood, a rare moment-something aloof and detached from our daily life. Yet, spiritual poetry can orient our daily life and work in a meditative way, and in this … [Read more...]
2012: On the Web
The world is getting ready for something spectacular in 2012. According to researchers, the Federation of the Universe representing all the 88 star constellations will officially visit earth in 2012 and reveal themselves. It will bring an end to all UFO cover-ups in various countries.www.theyear2012.blogspot.com2012 is sometimes claimed to be a great year of spiritual transformation (or apocalypse). Many esoteric sources interpret the completion of the thirteenth B'ak'tun cycle in the Long Count … [Read more...]
Who to Spend the Holidays With
The holiday season brings with it the inevitable questions, "Who will I spend the holidays with?" "Which family members should I visit?" "Must I really go to this party?" Here is the answer to all of your holiday questions, as well as any that occur during the rest of the year or your entire life: Love yourself enough to be where joy guides you. Toward the end of his Hawaiian vacation, my friend Jack came to visit me. As I drove Jack to the airport he confessed, … [Read more...]
The 20 Annoying Workplace Habits You Need to Break Now
An excerpt from Marshall Goldsmith's book, What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful! (Hyperion, 2007). 1. Winning too much: The need to win at all costs and in all situations-when it matters, when it doesn't, and when it's totally beside the point. 2. Adding too much value: The overwhelming desire to add our two cents to every discussion. 3. Passing judgment: The need to rate others and impose our standards on them. 4. Making destructive … [Read more...]
What’s New in December 2007
A preview of new works of noteNew Sacred GeometryIs there a geometric design to the universe? The ancient Greeks, Mayans, Egyptians, and others believed so, as evidenced by their use of nature's recurring mathematical patterns in architecture, music, and language. Today, this "sacred geometry" finds new expression in the creations of Dutch graphic artist Janosh, whose work has swept across Europe. With Sacred Geometry ($29.95, Sounds True), he shares the life-changing gift revealed to … [Read more...]
Significance of the End of the Mayan Calendar
Books, magazines, and the airwaves are resonating with speculations about the end of the Mayan calendar within the context of Mayan cosmology, new age beliefs, Christian revelations of the end of times, and historical apocalyptic predictions. For me, the key word in the previous sentence is "speculations." The bottom line is that no one knows for sure what-if anything-will happen in five years at the time of the winter solstice in 2012.As a history major I know that since the beginning … [Read more...]
2012: In Media
BOOK | CARD DECK2013 Oracle: Ancient Keys to the 2012 Awakening, by David Carson, Nina Sammons (Council Oak Books), www.counciloakbooks.com2013 Oracle looks beyond 2012 with a powerful divination system, including 34 beautiful laminated cards, a colorful printed cenote cloth to contain and focus the oracular energies, and an illustrated book to explain and interpret the guidance of the ancients. In beautiful artwork by visionary artist G. Borri and David Carson's prophetic interpretations, users … [Read more...]
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
Marshall Goldsmith's credentials are staggering: author or co-editor of 18 books; executive coach of more than 70 major CEOs and their management teams; named one of the top 10 executive educators by the Wall Street Journal; named one of the top five most-respected executive coaches by Forbes magazine; praised as America's preeminent executive coach by Fast Company; columnist for Harvard Business Online and Business Week Online; selected as a "National Volunteer of the Year" by the … [Read more...]
Question Your Thinking: Musings on Love, Sex and Relationships
An excerpt from the new book Question Your Thinking, by Byron Katie. It is published by Hay House and available at all bookstores or online at www.hayhouse.comNothing outside you can ever give you what you're looking for. Once we begin to question our thoughts, our partners-alive, dead or divorced-are always our greatest teachers. There's no mistake about the person you're with; he or she is the perfect teacher for you, whether or not the relationship works out, and once you enter inquiry, you … [Read more...]
Grounding with the Earth
A recent grounding workshop at Minnehaha Falls Park made me aware of all the supportive energy I have taken from the Earth, particularly during my transition from banker to energy healer. But what is grounding, you ask? My definition of grounding is to consciously connect our body's energy with the Earth's energy. Obviously, we are connected to the Earth's energy through gravity, the food we eat, and the simple act of breathing. But how often do we focus on that connection? When I focus through … [Read more...]
Questioning the Illusion that is your Life
Stranger Than Fiction, 113 minutes, rated PG-13 for some disturbing images, sexuality, brief language and nudity.Have you ever felt that you might be living someone else's life or that maybe the life you are living is an illusion? Stranger Than Fiction, now available on DVD, looks at that question from a unique, whimsical, romantic, and endearing eye.Meet Harold Crick (Will Ferrell), mild-mannered and utterly bored and boring agent for the IRS. Harold wakes up at the same time each morning, … [Read more...]
Musings on the Solstice
Like a lot of people, I suffer a little from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Before I had heard of that diagnosis, I just thought that gray days got me down...and lots of gray days in a row got me way down. Knowing that I have a disorder really doesn't change that much. The gray days of November and December still give me a little touch of wistfulness, a case of the blues and a longing to get away to warmer and sunnier climates. I think that is why I make it a practice to honor and celebrate … [Read more...]
2012: Ideas Expressed at Edge Life Expo 2007
"What I have heard is that the transformation is going to happen a lot earlier. I think everything is speeding up and the major shifts and Earth changes are already happening right now. I don't see this as a negative experience, but a major transformation that Earth has to go through and we have to go through with her....In a vision, after this change I have seen cities of light, a transparent crystal-clear light, very beautiful. So it is all good." - Bettina Madini"I think it is … [Read more...]
2012: Ideas from Other Thinkers
"Over the next eight years (from 2004 to 2012), humanity will experience tremendous mental and spiritual transformations that are interconnected and will coincide precisely with the earth's passage through a great physical upheaval. I sincerely believe a dramatic shift in consciousness will occur within this designated time frame, in order to set the stage for what is to come." - Dannion Brinkley"The Mayan calendar, along with the fact that it ends in 2012, is one of the driving … [Read more...]
On the Meaning of Time, and Why We Find It Slip-Sliding Away
One day, googling at random, surfing, I guess you could say, I came across a wall clock for sale. The numbers around the face were replaced with the word "now." Clever, I thought, but for someone who celebrates the now moment, is there need for another clock? I spent a year studying with the late Paula Sunray, a spiritual teacher and author who moved through life with her purpose always in mind. Every Monday night, I listened with others as she reminded us what it meant to be human. We … [Read more...]
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