Spirit World & Guidance
A wise man, well acquainted with the Spirit World, reminds me of how, when a sunbeam enters a room, we suddenly see thousands of floating dust particles we had never seen there before. Well, they are nothing, he avers, compared to all the spirits around us that we
I have said that, at least to me, Aspiration is an instinct. I believe that it is “an inborn pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a species.”* And that it is “a powerful motivation or impulse.” And that it is “an innate capability.”
And that it is “impelled from
Through my consulting room window I can see the two personages I often consult when in difficulty.
One is a large tree which seems to have grown so much since we occupied the house. As if it is responding to our energy as we respond to its.
The other is a suspended garden seat. Whenever I look
In the room where I paint there are three Chinese gongshi, scholars’ rocks, as a tribute and a remembrance to my Chinese painting guides, members of the literati, the scholar-painters. It is as if I am triangulated by the Energy emanating from the rocks, from them as the rocks.
When I was
If there is a purpose in meditation, then it is the Awareness of Guidance. With this in mind, here is a very simple, quiet meditation.

