I can’t really understand what goes on inside plants and animals. But I try to find out and to reach out, study, observe. Even still, I have to dwell in both the knowing and not-knowing, as listener and translator.
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Christian magic is a staple in our ancestors’ interactions with God, especially when tools like the Bible are involved.
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He looked so deeply into my eyes that he seemed to take hold of me. So moved was I by his gaze that his eyes could have been the eyes of The One.
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What is it like to be the river? Close the eyes and sense it. What is more true than being water sluiced over a landscape? To be exactly where gravity has pulled you and no less. To be pulled by the weight of yourself. To carve and resist only at the speed that is given to you. It is possible to jump into that consciousness. After all, there are lots of similarities between you and the river. You were probably once a part of each other at some point in the past, or even now. Is it familiar? Suddenly, the river comes alive in a new way. It says: This is my sensory experience. How is yours?
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There isn’t anyone to whom this story doesn’t belong. We’ve all been touched by violence, betrayal, or intergenerational wounding. It’s built into the scaffolding of the old world that’s dying all around us. We’re at the transmutation point now. How are we going to act amidst the suffering of our world?
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The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.