Writing
Mystical musings for the professional adept
Meetings with Spirit Guides
The first time I met one of my guides, I had no idea that’s what he was. He was a strange, hooded figure that showed up in a “journey” during my first weekend shaman workshop. The workshop was full of people I’d tried my best to avoid in life – tribal yoga pants and feathery […]
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How to Serve in Times of Crisis
As the events of the world continue to deepen into an unprecedented state, I have been sitting with the question of service. What is it to serve in these times of crisis? How do we give what we have—if indeed we have space to give—in the midst of...
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The Gift of the Virus: Hearing the Invitation Beneath the Chaos
What extraordinary times. How quickly everything has changed. As our governments desperately try to contain the spread of the coronavirus, we are left in the liminal space between spaces. The old world has ceased to function, with all the...
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Finding God Beneath the Clench
Underneath the clench that maintains the dominant posture, lies a sea of feeling and imagery that contradicts who you believe yourself to be. That is why you must clench—tighten your gut, armour your heart, squeeze your asshole—because to...
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Embodying the Future Self
I must confess, I am slightly obsessed by the future. I think about it all the time. Both mine—how I’m going to achieve all the dreams I have, and what it would be like to live that future? And ours—how on earth are we going to make it through this...
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The Game of Soul Goals
For the last three Christmases, my family and I have played a wonderful board game called Pandemic Legacy. The “standard” game pits the players—who constitute a collaborative team, rather than opponents—against a lethal virus which is threatening...
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How I Discovered Magic Powers
I grew up into my adulthood reading Ken Wilber. His “map of everything” changed my life. He was the first writer to explain reality to me in a way that made sense. I founded my first 3 businesses based on it and the community that had formed around...
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The Price of Walking the Soul’s Path
The goal for many of us now is not what is used to be. It is not simply the attainment of a respectable job. It is not simply a good stable marriage and two kids. The goal is now—for a growing community of us— to self-actualize. The imperative is...
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6 Commandments for a Digital Age
It was quite some time ago now that Moses ascended the mountain, and returned with a set of rules that changed the world. Don’t steal. Don’t fuck your friend’s woman. Don’t talk shit about God. If we strip any modern cynicism we may have about such...
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The Economics of Transformation
I’m in the “business of transformation”. If you’re reading this, I’ll assume you are too. The transformational professional seeks to create an experience for someone that allows them to change, not on the surface, not in their “efficiency”, but in...
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