An hour of Therapy

An hour of Therapy

There were three colored stones set in the base of the statue. Each stone was about a fist in size. The one to the left was white in color and rested comfortably underneath the right hand of the statue. The middle stone was a lite, almost milky red and the right one was black as obsidian. The black stone sat under the left hand of the statue. Before the statue stood a make shift alter with various articles placed loosely about it. That is where he found her, Half-kneeling before it. He wondered why she cried. Soft sobs from deep within her, spilling out like blood from a wound, as she let her head fall into her cup shaped hands. He was not sure if she knew whether or not he had discovered her there. Perhaps she remained oblivious due to her curious state, or maybe she didn't care if he was there at all. His uneasiness grew as the time he stood there observing the scene lengthened. He tried to determine if she was making some sort of act of contrition or if she simply sought a means to diminish her silent pain. She had auburn hair which curled upwards at its tips. She wore a blue and white cotton dress which seemed slightly slept in. Her sleeves were very full and they were crimped neatly at the wrist. If he had any knowledge of what or who the statue was, his insight into the moment would have had at least some assistance. He decided to step back into the shadows of the great Corinthian pillars which loomed in the room, observing all the while this dreamlike event unfold…

“That’s enough for today. Next week I’d like you to bring your dream journals with you.”

An hour of therapy goes by so quickly he thought.

Words of Wisdom

-When one realizes that one is a character in someone else's dream, that is self awareness.


-Remembering is so much more psychotic than forgetting.


-Life is not a dream, beware.


-His last words were, please sweep me up.



-Time is a continuous distraction to make us forget that God exists. Time is a constant saying no to Gods invitation to heaven. Life is the moving from the "NO" to the "YES". There is no time, not really, there is only the moment, right now.


-A factor often overlooked or discarded is that to learn or grow to one's fullest potential one must begin when one is empty. Only then can your fullest potential be accessible. 



- A cat does not try to be a cat, and a bird not a bird. Men whose goal is to be what they are not will always be unhappy. Men who are practiced in simply "being themselves" are available to more than the can ever know, and when they greet the unknown, their ally will be joy. 


-Sometimes non-action is the best action of all.


-When a man stops struggling to be more than a man, he becomes more than a man.


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The Core Truths of Spirituality

How to start? How to begin a new blog?  We are taught from day one by our society and our families that there is a beginning. A universe that has both a beginning and an end. That is our syntax. A different Syntax would be to say, there is no beginning. The universe always was, and will forever be. Forever changing and always evolving into something greater, something new. We are always evolving always changing into something new, for we are of the universe. No matter which syntax is your world view, we can agree that we both have a world view and that we are forever changing.

As we observe this ever evolving, ever changing world about us, we constantly speak to ourselves in our minds. We remind ourselves what our perceived rules are. What is in the realm of possibility and simply put, what is not. This consistent, never ceasing internal dialogue continues on. This internal dialogue presents itself as layers upon layers of statements, comments, questions, reflections, feelings, fears and so on. What is the purpose of all this chatter? The reason is this, the internal dialogue acts as a shield of protection for us. It keeps us solid in this ever changing ever evolving universe. At the same time, this internal dialogue prevents us from experiencing, what I call, non-ordinary reality.  By constantly speaking to ourselves and reinforcing our conditioned beliefs, we eliminate the dangers often associated with a more fluid perception. However, if we can engage our WILL, we can change the way we think, about the world and the rules that govern it, then the rules themselves will change. By modifying our internal dialogue, controlling how and what we think, we gain influence over the manifestations all around us.We can reclaim our power and influence.

Whenever someone wants to, say, become closer to God, or begin a new study of any spiritual nature, the first step usually has something to do with meditation. Meditation meaning a series of steps one adopts to help facilitate the quieting of the mind. To relax with a few cleansing breaths. To think about something beautiful in order to help find inner peace. There are so many ways to begin, use whatever works for you. The point is, through this universal method, you quiet your internal dialogue. Many spiritual cultures consider it paramount to achieving any chance at freedom for oneself at all. By slowly acknowledging each thought as it comes to you, without any feeling or judgment, gingerly greet then release each thought as it comes. You should be able to notice at this point, the space between the thoughts. It is in that place, in the silence which exists between those thoughts, where peace exists. Peace in its purest form. It is there where you can eavesdrop on the cosmic consciousness. It is from the silence where creation begins as well as the secrets of the great mystery of the universe itself. 

This act of becoming quiet, by silencing the internal dialogue, is called Stopping the World. At that point you are able to connect yourself to pure potentiality. While in a state of pure potentiality, all possibilities become open to you. All you must do at that point is choose your intent. Intent is something I will discuss further in my next blog. At that point I can begin to show that there are core truths which exist it all factions of spirituality. From Buddhism to Catholicism, from Wicca  to Taoism, Hinduism to Islam. Truth is no longer relative, it is eternal.