Engaged Spirituality

This postcard was copied from StarLightWalker's post: Obstacles.  While StarLightWalker received permission from Steve Sorensen, the  artist of the beautiful website Nana Gaia to use this photograph, I did not ask.  I trust it is acceptable to use for this purpose.I had all good intentions of writing a passable post on resistance on the Virtual Tea House for this carnival, but I didn't do it.  I'm trying not to complain these days, but I've been really busy.  Who isn't?  No excuses...but... Read Full Story

Carnival on Engaged Spirituality!Bill Wilson's pilgrimage to India and NepalWhen I thought about hosting the first Engaged Spirituality Carnival, the first thing that went through my head was, “Carnival, eh?” I wonder what the root meaning of the word is?” The root is Latin, of course, and the Italian word that the English word flows from is carnevale, meaning the removal of meat from the bones. How fitting…even though we’re past the ‘carnival’…and deeply into the Lenten season, we are... Read Full Story

The End Of Spiritual Search There is a place where you spiritual journey will lead you. Your path is like the petals of a flower that you follow one by one til you reach the center. Each petal is the act you have taken to bring yourself closer to the Divine . . . books, incense, worship, candles, writing, dreaming, initiations, humanitarian and creative endeavors etc . . . So you reach the center and what do you find? No jewel of wisdom or supernatural powers, no fountain of immortality... Read Full Story

I’m not big into going clubbing, but I am finding that it provides a tremendous opportunity, not only for spiritual growth, but as an excellent mirror for yourself to see how you respond to human egos. We could say the human ego is akin to your carnal mind, your animalistic urges, your most primal desires. There’s certainly nothing wrong with these energies. Spiritual growth is not about repressing or denying these energies, but rather choosing to raise your energy up to higher levels so that... Read Full Story

I was sent this YouTube video by a friend yesterday that shows an elephant painting a portrait.  In the same series of YouTube videos are other elephants painting a variety of plants and some abstract art.  Being a bit of a sceptic, I looked the phenomena up on Snopes.com...and this is what I found:http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/elephantpainting.aspIndeed, it's a real thing.  Check it out. Pretty amazing.This image of elephants engaged in art is even more provocative when we read about... Read Full Story