Monthly Archives: April 2016

Help! My Child is an Addict

By Rena Greenberg Kerry felt both relieved and devastated at the same time. She was escorting her adult son, Kevin, to the American Airlines gate at O’Hare Airport in Chicago, putting him on a plane headed for Arizona, where he … Continue reading

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Crystals and Gems Part 1: Color Your World

By Marcia Bender Crystals, stones, metals, and their properties have intrigued us from the earliest of prehistoric times. This interest has grown considerably in the past 20 years, as more and more individuals begin to open their minds and become … Continue reading

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Ms. Spiritual Matters

Dear Ms. Spiritual Matters, I have begun to see many ways that my sister is peeling away from me. She is dying at age 68. At least, that is what she tells me. She’s not on hospice, but I can … Continue reading

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Growing with Reiki

By Sylvia Lane I am a Reiki aficionado. I love everything there is about Reiki because it works with Universal energy to bring about healing. This hands-on spiritual practice was introduced in 1922 by a Japanese Buddhist named Mikao Usui, … Continue reading

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What Rings Your Bell? Lessons from Quasimodo

By Gregg Sanderson “The ways and means are available to me…The only question to be asked then is: ‘How much discomfort am I willing to sit with before I invite the answer to be revealed?’” —Dale Jukes What single factor … Continue reading

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Let the Magic Happen: Healing with the Help of a Spiritual Master

By Nadia Pamela Tavella Throughout the past century, spirituality has been a topic of curiosity among Western societies. Our interest in self-realization has increased, while the social values of materialism and individualism have been revealed as useless in our quest … Continue reading

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The Blue Ray: Connecting with the Medicine Buddha

By Jo Mooy I first learned about the Medicine Buddha when a Buddhist friend from California did a prayer meditation for my mother who was very ill. She said the Medicine Buddha is an enlightened being known as the healer … Continue reading

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The Power Animal In My Life

by Berenice Andrews The Preparation On that long-ago first morning, we were 12 shamanic students sitting in a circle. Our only seeming connection was the “calling” we had each received to be there. In my case, that special spiritual summons … Continue reading

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Death as a Healing Journey

by Mark Pitstick, MA, DC Dad didn’t have an easy life at times. In his later years, he developed lung, bladder, skin, and blood cancer. He also had open-heart surgery twice. Despite all this, he never complained and was very … Continue reading

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The Physics of Tao

by Owen K Waters Almost 40 years ago, Fritjof Capra’s book The Tao of Physics set out to explore the parallels between the worldviews of modern physics and Eastern mysticism. The author’s conclusion was that the two were, not just … Continue reading

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