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Happy Harvest Time

by Melanie ChongSpirit September 30, 2015Comments are Disabled

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 …

The Material and the Spiritual

by Melanie ChongSpirit August 5, 2015August 5, 2015Comments are Disabled

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 …

Caterpillar to Butterfly

by Melanie ChongSpirit June 5, 2015One Comment

On a hiking trip with a friend a week ago, mr/ms caterpillar brought reminders of possibilities. There were different types of caterpillars ? from the inchworm to the ones that would become the butterfly. In her book Medicine Cards, Jamie Sams speaks of the stages of how the caterpillar births itself into the butterfly. The …

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Light Instructions

by Melanie ChongKabbulah, Method of the Wheel, Reiki, Spirit May 4, 20153 Comments

It has been just about a year since my last post and with it comes the realization of one year of lying fallow ? staying within for a period of four seasons before emerging again with readiness for the next step. ?Exploring Consciousness? was the theme of last May?s post. I referenced the ?52 Mental …

Where Are You, Signs of Spring?

by Melanie ChongSpirit March 4, 2014March 4, 2014Comments are Disabled

With snow on the ground and temperatures keeping us bundled in winter gear, we may be feeling ?enough already.? According to the calendar, we still have three weeks to go for it to be official ? so where are you in your inner readiness for Spring? We still have time to have our seed(s) ready, …

Spring Is Coming

by Melanie ChongSpirit January 24, 2014Comments are Disabled

When the season for planting comes, do you know what seed(s) you will be putting into the soil of your 2014 living?

Consult the teaching of Bear (Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams and David Carson) and see what wisdom it holds for you.

?In the cave, Bear seeks answers while he/she is dreaming or hibernating. Bear is then reborn in the spring, like the opening of spring flowers.?
?Journey with Bear to the quietness of your cave and hibernate in silence. Dream your dreams and own them. Then in strength you will be ready to discover the honey waiting in the Tree of Life.?

Melanie

“Etched”

by Melanie ChongKabbulah, Spirit January 22, 2014January 22, 2014Comments are Disabled

In a study with Kathy this past Saturday, Aivanhov (Angels and Other Mysteries of The Tree of Life) closes Chapter 11 (?The Body of Adam Kadmon?), with the following sentence: ?You may have to come back thousands of times before the ten sephiroth that are etched into your being begin to vibrate, and your inner …

Uni – Verse: One Composition

by Melanie ChongKabbulah, Spirit January 19, 2014Comments are Disabled

This morning, as I am attending the school of the inner, I am asked to inquire further into the word universe. First, I see two words, uni and verse. (I did consult the dictionary to learn uni is a prefix and verse is a noun). I think most know that the prefix uni means ?one.? …

What Is Moral Memory?

by Melanie ChongSpirit December 10, 2013December 14, 2023Comments are Disabled

In his Meditations on the Tarot, Valentin Tomberg makes a distinction between automatic memory, logical memory and moral memory (Arcanum XX, The Judgement, page 563). Of moral memory, he says, “In old age moral memory more and more replaces logical memory, and the force of memory then depends on moral force – on the intensity …

Dad

by Melanie ChongSpirit October 3, 2013December 14, 2023Comments are Disabled

Dad made his transition 24 September. My father’s transitioning became a doorway for the converging of heaven and earth. Father and father became one and I had the privilege of being present in body and soul so I could listen to the instructions of Father as he helped his son home. His loved ones in …

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