Holistic Health and the Spiritual Escape Fantasy

I recently joined Isabel Wells on the ReikiCafe podcast for a wide ranging discussion, including touching on the importance of cultivating spiritual, physical, and creative health. “This week, join your ReikiCafe professor, Isabel Wells, as she talks with special guest Craig Williams. Today on the show, Isabel and Craig will be diving in to why…

The Reward of Refusal – Ayurvedic Insights into Discrimination on the Path

The ancient Indian system of medicine Ayurveda has much to offer the modern world. Ayurvedic texts such as the Ashtanga Hridaya and the Charaka Samhita are filled with extensive commentary on human suffering, pathology and disease and are a veritable treasure house of healing wisdom which can assist in the transformation of outdated western allopathic…

The Ritual of Life – A Pathway to Return

The world is filled with magic if one has the eyes to see. Nuances of color and light reveal their cosmic whispers as the seasons ebb and flow, luscious fertile essences are manifested in the waxing and waning of the moon and the rising and setting of the sun. The systole and diastole of the…

The Hidden Solar Pools of Agni – Working With the Sacred Flame

Perhaps the most universal concept in all systems of spiritual praxis is the sacred flame.  The incendiary imagery of the flame is an apt metaphor for an almost unlimited range of themes ranging from the guiding light of inspiration to the metabolic function of digestion. The medical system of Ayurveda cherishes and worships the sacred…

Environmental Concerns – Thoughts on an Inner Revolution

The modern mind robbed of all sources of internal sustenance exists is a state of constant fear and insecurity which results in a state of absolute need. But what is the need?