?What will it take to know??? was recently added as the tagline to melaniechong.com.?It serves as a companion to ?the healing energies of love? essay on the home page. I was reminded of the phrase, ?don?t put the cart before the horse? when I contemplated this pairing. How? Keeping it as simple imagery, the horse …
I found myself contemplating how an understanding of the way that biological enzymes function in metabolism would shed light on Valentin Tomberg?s teaching on ?spiritual enzymes? in Meditations on the Tarot, A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. He also refers to them as spiritual exercises. Here is one definition of biological enzymes I found: ?They are …
Are you wasting or squandering your life force in unwholesome mental states? Recognize what it is, make the corrections or adjustments, and move on. Ask yourself the important question, ?Is this worth my life energy or is there something better?? Remember, what you resist persists.?So: Do the analysis; Make a decision; If you need help, …
Life. God is life. God gave me life. I am powerless to destroy it. What will it take for me to know this immutable truth with unshakeable confidence?
I recently began to look into the Ho’oponopono healing of the Hawaiian tradition and found it reflecting beautifully the healing energy of Love. I have listened to videos of Aunty Mahealani and the more structured presentations of Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len. Both teachers?have gifts. Aunty brings an understanding that is a less structured/right brain experience; …
It is almost a year since there was a post to melaniechong.com so I am led to begin ?again at a time when I think and feel most of us are experiencing the coming of the ?harvest season, autumn. This post, ?See the Forest and the Trees,? is an intentional change to the familiar …
Gerald Epstein’s article on Spiritual Intelligence is one of the good fruits of the season. I met Jerry back in the ’90s and have experienced the wisdom and understanding that he shares of be of much value.?His articulation of the five forms of intelligence is helpful for the seekers of our time.? I’d be happy …
Butterfly, dragonfly and bat medicine came visiting recently as I was in study with Sefer Yetzirah and its teaching on “arms of the universe.” In beginning to write this post, that well known song came to mind by Sarah McLaughlin, “In the Arms of the Angel,” so I went looking for the lyrics and read …
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In the Book of Creation, Sefer Yetzirah, I have found the discussion on the difference between the material and the spiritual to be a fruitful one. The?translation by Aryeh Kaplan poses the following question on page 59:?”What is the difference between the material and the spiritual?” “We speak of the material and the spiritual as …
The article I’ve linked to below?is a helpful reminder for ways we can be helpful. For us Reiki practitioners, sound healers, etc., it’s nice to read something that shares the benefits of complementary alternatives for easing suffering. It’s all about offering compassion and loving-kindness to?others with?tools and means that, for some folks, still pose a …
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