The Spiritual Nature of Music pt.1

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I’m often asked, “How does intentional music work? What is its mechanism from a scientific perspective?” In other words, “How does sound healing function?” To address this question, we should...

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Alchemical Process Step 3 ~ Separation

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The process of separation in spiritual alchemy is represented by the element of air. The element of air here represents the observation of the intellect and the extraction and separation...

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Alchemical Process Step 2 ~ Dissolution

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Solve et Coagula  : the nigredo pt. 2 “We are lived by powers we pretend to understand.” ~ W.H. Auden. Mysterious powers rule over our psyches, driving our will toward...

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Alchemical Process Stage 1: Calcination

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The initial phase of the alchemical journey corresponds to the process of calcination, the act of reducing the obstructive ego to ashes, clearing the path towards inner liberation. In the...

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On Alchemy

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Alchemy, as it is conventionally described, is an ancient art attributed to the transformation of base metals into gold. Among the most charitable accounts of its function is the notion...

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On Tonglen and the Practices of Healing and Compassion

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A 20 minute read   In a recent praxis group meditation we did a practice called Tonglen. I wanted to offer this post script to bring more clarity and care...

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A Symphony in the Stillness : Ambient Drone Music and Transcendence 

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Go slow. Stay a long while and when you leave here, go with more of yourself than you arrived with.  Within the cadence of life, there exists a tapestry of...

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The Healing Power of the Numinous

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“I believe that the disenchantment of the modern universe is the direct result of a simplistic epistemology and moral posture spectacularly inadequate to the depths, complexity, and grandeur of the...

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9 Principles for Addressing the Lower Nature

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How to understand and work with the lower nature The lower nature is a term often used by spiritual aspirants to refer to the negative aspects of the personality. The...

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All About Meditations Beyond the Zodiac

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