Words Create Reality

Throughout our lives, we have all experienced different forms of closure. Romantic closures, professional closures, and yes, there are also spiritual closures. Where our involvement in a church or a school of spiritual evolution comes to an end. We h

Dedicated to my friend and teacher, Philippe Bandeira de Mello In the study of esoteric wisdom, we find across history the emergence of the Initiatic orders. Esoteric schools of mystery which employ a process of initiation. This process is aimed at a

Dedicated to my dear friend and artist - Ari Abraham A mystic is an artist. Their palette is made out of words, gestures, and sounds. The reason art is the medium of their expression is because none of their creations are neither useful nor hold any

Mystics and philosophers have to write in extremes. Emphasize the black from the white. They have to exaggerate in order to invoke profound change. In a way, they intend to shock your system. In the old days, Zen masters would slap the faces of their

There has been a growing hunger in us all. A thirst for a deeper sense of knowing. The old ways of explaining the world around us no longer satisfy the depth of our craving. Archaic beliefs in myths and stories, in gods, and a mechanical system of ju

When Siddhartha was asked, “And you? What can you do?” he replied – “me? -- I can think, I can fast, and I can wait.” Most of us can’t really think. We think that we do. But in truth, it’s our thoughts that a

If there's one thing I've learned from over thirty years of spiritual seeking, it is the simplest truth - what goes up... must come down. Yes, I know, it's not groundbreaking mystical truth, but acknowledging the spiraling nature of spiritual growth

Relationships can only be truly explained via metaphysical reality. The endless flow of the one becoming two in order to get back into oneness. As you find your center, this becomes a clear understanding. The need for the oscillating dance between to

Helping each other and offering a helping hand is one of our innate tendencies and one of the principal characteristics of the human spirit. Why is it then, such a tremendous difficulty for us to ask for help or be happy to receive it? We've been tra