Dispatches from Beyond the Dream
You know those halos on the heads of saints in medieval Christian art, the solar disc in Egyptian hieroglyphs or the flaming nimbus in Asian holy art? Well, I call it the radiance factor. And everyone has it. The thing is your radiance factor might be shining at only 40 watts instead of say the […]
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You keep hearing that the whole point of awakening is the end of suffering because the self that suffers is seen as a character in the dream, not the real you. I’ve said it myself in early post-awakening articles and even today, it’s being said repeatedly by non dual teachers. Just this morning I read […]
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If there ever was an historical era where getting past the passive no-self phase of awakening mattered, this is it. Environmental peril, US presidential insanity and all-purpose darkness is on the rise. You see, it’s not enough to just play the equanimity card in the game of enlightenment. Sure, it’s true at one level that […]
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I heard from a friend recently, an author and a teacher who had an awakening two decades ago who told me that the flow of magic had abruptly dried up in her life. By this, she meant the gifts of self-remembrance ( synchronicity, ease, intuitive knowing and mini-miracles) had come to a halt just as if […]
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I’m going to let you in on my dirty little secret. Well, maybe it’s more like a nervous confession —I live my daily life increasingly convinced I am dreaming it all up and that everyone in this dream serves me in some mysterious and magical way. No, I don’t mean servitude but rather service—all of […]
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Yesterday a friend sent me her article about holy feminine rage with a note that she had a hunch I was meant to see it. I rarely have time to read anything these days, but my instincts told me that yes, it was important to read. I loved the piece so much, I posted it to […]
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Do you imagine the you who thinks it wants to experience enlightenment is solid? That this identity is as dense as say, a block of wood or a boulder? Because if your fictional self is getting ready to let go, once and for all, it’s really more like a dandelion gone to seed. Sure, you […]
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Myth: Awakening is an exit door out of this duality gong show where you get to leave behind identification with emotional content and plot-thickening storylines such as betrayal, abandonment, jealousy, blame and shame. Truth: Awakening is more like entering a fast track through some of the most crazy-ass chaos you will ever encounter, a manic, magnified […]
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I was 40 years old when I figured out that any trip away from my ordinary, everyday life had the potential to be transformative and mystical. That magical trip was a year after the shock-grief of my mother’s accidental death. Despairing sadness had given way to an overall restless dissatisfaction with my life. My marriage was […]
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The Awakened Dreamer 