By Mary Montgomery Last month’s column paid tribute to a local Chicago hero, the late James “Major” Adams, whose loving and kind ways made him a legend on the west side. I also shared my experiences with the Abraham-Hicks techniques (abraham-hicks.com), and how they are not only helping me become …
Read More »Loving Kindness: Lessons from a Local Hero
By Mary Montgomery Last month’s column paid tribute to the gifts given to the world by the late Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut and founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences(IONS). Not all heroes have such a national and international scope. We can often be inspired by people much closer …
Read More »Edgar Mitchell: Farewell, but not Goodbye
By Mary Montgomery This month’s column is a tribute to a great light, a great man who is no longer with us on this big, blue marble of a fragile planet we call Earth. Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut and the sixth person to walk on the moon, made his …
Read More »Gratitude: Is This the “Secret Sauce” to Keeping New Year’s Resolutions?
By Mary Montgomery It’s that time of year again. It’s a brand new year, and many of us are feeling the urge to wipe the old slate of our lives clean, and make a list of resolutions designed to make our New Year’s living better and better. Hey! Making those …
Read More »The Power of Positive Prayer-and of Negative
The Power of Positive Prayer-and of Negative by Mary Montgomery Column: CyberWeave:Spirituality and the Internet For many, the recent visit of Pope Francis to the United States marked a high watermark in positive energy and prayer. As I listened to the reporters and commentators covering the story, I was struck by how …
Read More »Inspirations from the IONS Conference
Inspirations from the IONS Conference by Mary Montgomery Column: CyberWeave:Spirituality and the Internet For years I have been a loyal member of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (noetic.org). So, you know I was pumped when IONS announced that its 16th International Conference, The Science of Being/The Spirit of Community, would be …
Read More »My Puerto Rican Introduction to Hermeticism
By Mary Montgomery An interesting thing happened to me on the way to ringing in the New Year. I was invited to join three other friends on a Puerto Rican adventure. As they say in Spanish; “¡El viaje fue fabuloso!” “The trip was fabulous!” By now, most of my readers know …
Read More »Getting to the Heart of Love
Getting to the Heart of Love by Mary Montgomery Column: CyberWeave:Spirituality and the Internet This month’s column was inspired by an email I received from huffingtonpost.com’s Arts & Culture section. The November 8, 2015 article, “A Brief History Of The Heart Symbol” by Maddie Crum was written in response to Twitter’s decision …
Read More »Experiencing Wisdom at Mothers Trust in Ganges, Michigan
Experiencing Wisdom at Mothers Trust in Ganges, Michigan by Mary Montgomery Column: CyberWeave:Spirituality and the Internet Over Labor Day weekend, I had the pleasure of hosting a couple of friends from Chicago at my country home near South Haven, Michigan. It was a double treat since Nancy and Pat not only share …
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