We all have moments of euphoria when we take up a challenge or respond to our calling. Most of us have moments of discouragement along the way. The ups and downs are sometimes quite predictable: I call them the way of the initiate because they are like villages along the path of destiny. Some are [...]
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WHY LIFE PURPOSE IS SO TRICKY
Let’s see if I’ve got this straight: We’re supposed to follow our bliss, live our passion, go with the flow and be unstoppable. Sort of a cross between Chuck Norris and Gandhi, a gritty, enlightened force of nature. Because, when you’re doing what you’re meant to do, everything will fall into place, right? Goodness, positive-thinking, [...]
BRINGING INTUITION INTO YOUR BLIND SPOTS
Twenty years ago, when I was asked to teach a class on intuition, I went in search for books on the topic. I could only find two: both focused on using a pendulum and opening the third eye. I have nothing against those ideas, but did not really see how they would fit in at [...]
DID THE VOLCANO SPIT YOU OUT?
A mistake unmade: Years ago, I worked with a man whose dream taught me a beautiful life lesson. In the dream, he had lost his way and attempted to recover by leaping into a raging volcano. Incredibly, his spiraling free-fall to death was reversed and he whooshed back out again: the volcano spit him out! [...]
Letter to an Angel
There is a process I’ve been using and teaching for a of couple decades now, with wonderful results. Although not all of us believe in angels, or even have the slightest interest in them, it seems to be extremely healing and freeing with or without belief. Overview: The process of writing to the angel who [...]
THE FORGIVENESS BRIDGE
Teaching dreams are my favorite kind of dream. They illustrate a principle, provide an answer or simply encourage us on our path. Many of the techniques and ideas I share with students and clients began through a teaching dream that made something click or showed me a different perspective. One such dream was of a [...]
BREAKING YOUR NIGHTMARE CODE
There are few things as troubling as a recurring nightmare or anxiety dream. We all hope that a troubling dream might be a one-off, some fluke of fatigue or stress that we can shake off by being busy or upbeat the next day. But when you notice a theme or image repeating, it has a [...]
THE POWER OF YOUR BELIEF
Why is it sometimes your decisions are followed by bold, successful action, while at other times it seems impossible to manage what should be a fairly simple undertaking? Bestselling author Eldon Taylor has put the microscope on something that makes all the difference in the world when it comes to living well, it is your [...]
Celtic Myths Clues to Power
The work of historical novelist Jules Watson is in much demand these days. Popular for her exciting tales of Celtic women who are brave, savvy, calculating and generous, Watson’s heroines match wits with the prevailing powers in these legendary tales and succeed against the odds. Readers around the world get hooked on Watson’s books because [...]
Exploring Dream Imagery
Do you wonder what the images in your dream mean? A partial understanding can be more tantalizing or aggravating than no clue at all. Is there a theme happening with the images in your dream world that you are finding hard to decipher? Join Gillian and I in this week’s discussion about symbols and images [...]