Cultivating Consciousness

  By Mark Edwards Many readers will associate the word “Toltec” with Don Miguel Ruiz and The Four Agreements or as a Mexican culture buried in history. Without exploring the entire gamut of Mexican history, I’ll briefly explain what “Toltec” means to modern practitioners. The indigenous people who compromised the …

  By Jakeb Brock As you begin reading this, take a moment to tune in to what is going on inside of you.  And remember, we are all basically the same, with the same inner makeup and potentialities. Mind activity (thoughts and emotions) will likely be the first thing of …

By Scott Hilburn Early on in your spiritual journey, did you find yourself to be extreme with the changes you were trying to make? I know I did.  I even went as far as to renounce all pleasures.  You might laugh to know how it went down for me.  Picture …

  By Jakeb Brock Human life, as we now know it, has become largely an exercise in futility and diversion.  Our culture, while at times colorful and intriguing, misses the mark, in that it glorifies our biological functions and completely ignores the spiritual essence of who we are.  It glorifies …

By C. Scot Giles, D.Min., DNGH Most people find themselves troubled by negative thoughts. One of the major missions of the human brain is to keep its owner safe. Therefore, evolution has shaped its responses toward that end. Fear makes a creature cautious. Cautious creatures tend to survive. Creatures that …

By Scott Hilburn On a beautiful fall day, I was struck by lightning. My wife and I just finished the closing ceremony to a retreat we held on our land in Austin, TX. As I stood by the firepit for a moment of decompression. Seemingly out of nowhere, I was …

By Laura Aversano I was born in a lineage of seers and what I call “spiritwalkers.” Transcending time and space while interacting within the spirit world and unconscious states of humanity seemed like my birthright from the moment I came into this world. When I was little, I would play …

  By Jakeb Brock One of the most mysterious qualities about human life is that, on one hand, we are each a unique individual. While on the other hand, we are all the same. As separate people populating this planet, we number eight billion. As a created collective entity, we …

  By Julie Brannen  Imagine for a moment a space where you could say anything, do anything, be anything. Imagine that you are held in deep compassion, reverence, and approval of your darkest aspects. Imagine that you are deeply seen, heard, felt, and understood without judgment, or fear of persecution …

By Sandy Daliege Spring is a time of new awakenings, a promise of good things coming to life. The same applies to your personal life as well. Every moment is a new beginning, a fresh start to open up to wonderful opportunities. In the same way that you need to …