Spirituality - Blogs & Blog Posts

But, That Color… by Confessions Of A Mystic on Nov 7, 2009A beautiful young girl walks into my office.  Her posture is bent, and her arms are wrapped around her chest as if she’s protecting herself.  When she speaks, she looks down at the floor.  Her mind is restless, and has difficulty understandi...

Run by Confessions Of A Mystic on Nov 7, 2009It still haunts me.  Our trip to the desert has left me in a quandary.  It would be so easy to stay here, and continue to live in the same town.  Nothing to put in boxes.  Just remain here, comfortably, and forget about a dream I’ve had for...

Warrior for God? by Confessions Of A Mystic on Nov 6, 2009Just when I was getting mellow, I saw something on my way home that bothered me, not just a little.  A car dashed out in front of me, with a license plate that read: Warrior for God Please don’t tell me that God is a generic term.  It isnR...

Why is something as good as sex, so bad? by U Create ALL on Nov 6, 2009Why is it that in the world of religion and spirituality certain subjects are seen as negative even when they bring such passion out in us? It is always a constant judgment of what is good and evil. Many times the lines are so blurred we can’t know...

The Promise of Paradox by Anamchara • The Website of Unknowing on Nov 6, 2009The Promise of Paradox: A Celebration of Contradictions in the Christian Life By Parker J. Palmer, with an introduction by Henri Nouwen San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008 Review by Carl McColman Parker Palmer’s first book almost didn’t happ...

Irish Nuns Gone Wild In Hollywood by Californiality - Totally Positive California on Nov 5, 2009I met a group of Catholic nuns from Ireland who were doing the California tourist thing.  At first glance, they looked like something out of the movie Sister Act --- but without Whoopi.  These were real sisters of the faith, covered head-to-toe in...

Thirst by Confessions Of A Mystic on Nov 5, 2009Many, many years ago, before my training and when I was lost, I was searching.  Not only for answers to my questions about the reality of our existence, but for water. Specifically, waterfalls. I bought coffee table books, filled with photographs fr...