”For contemporary teenagers, too, developing soulcraft competence is more vital to their personal development than math, science, or business know-how. Most teenagers sense this and most would prefer this knowledge. Most of their teachers, however, don’t have a clue about pathways to soul. Few of us learned these things as teens or in college.” Bill Plotkin in Soulcraft, p. 116.
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The Courage to Deal with Negative Emotions: A Welcoming Prayer Approach
Cynthia teaching at Lake Cowichan’s “Luminous Wisdom” Wisdom School in April, 2019 Introduction One of the most impactful teachings I’ve come across recently is David Hawkins’ map of consciousness, which assigns energy values to various negative (low scores) and positive … Continue reading
What is Awakening? An Energetic Christian Perspective
“The Kingdom of Heaven is really a metaphor for a state of consciousness; it is not a place you go to, but a place you come from. It is a whole new way of looking at the world, a transformed … Continue reading
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Pedagogy of the Planetarium: Journeying Beyond Outer Space
Holding aloft a yellow-tinted orb, the masterful presenter dramatically finished the Griffiths Observatory planetarium show “Centered in the Universe” with a final word: “Looking through a telescope, we are coming to know our home.” This was his response to those … Continue reading
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The Tao Becomes Flesh: Seeking Divinity in the Dark
The “Christ Temple” at Tao Fung Shan retreat center. Logos and the Light Probably the most memorable passage from my youth about God, Jesus, and the nature of reality was from John 1:1-5, 14: “In the beginning was the Word, … Continue reading
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The Wisdom Way of Knowing and Teaching: Reflections on the Epistemological Foundations of the SPEX Curriculum
A Collective Tea Ceremony Experience Introduction A year ago a group of religion teachers at HKIS began teaching a new series of courses called “Spiritual Explorations” (SPEX) at HKIS, which started with grade 9 students in January, 2018. In a … Continue reading
Being Present to Presence: Goal-Setting and the Spiritual Life
On retreat with Cynthia on Holy Isle, Scotland, June, 2017 “[Prayer] is a way of… living in awareness of the Presence, and even enjoying the Presence. The contemplative is not just aware of God’s Loving Presence, but trusts, allows, and … Continue reading
All You Need is Love: The Body’s Natural Aptitude for Wisdom
Conscious walking and grounding practices in “Service, Society, and the Sacred.” “Helping the human family move toward the next step of human evolution in love is the most urgent and challenging task of contemporary spirituality….God wants creation to become fully … Continue reading
Rebuilding Spiritual Community: The Franciscan Path of Contemplative Action
The statue of a war-weary St. Francis that stands outside of the famous basilica that bears his name in Assisi. “What is the relation of [contemplation] to action? Simply this. He [or she] who attempts to act and do things for others … Continue reading
Fear or Love: Meditation, Motivation and the Golden Tipping Point
Dear students, I frequently ask you to do spiritual practices in my religion classes and, regardless of the motive, most of you seem to benefit. But in this entry, I’d like to turn the spotlight on the question of motivation … Continue reading
Walking the Bodhisattva Path: Teaching Compassion on a China Orphanage Trip
Introduction What’s really real? Having brought hundreds of students to two nearby orphanages in southern China since 1995 with a plethora of memories – good news of adoption and connection along with tragic stories of separation and loss – I … Continue reading
