Eye Of Luna

Enlightenment is a word that bears many meanings and ideas. Often, the word enlightenment is connected with the image of yogis, or to cliché and cheesy new agers, or it is applied only to those in monasteries or in monastic lifestyles. Some have not even the faintest idea of what enlightenment means from a fundamental standpoint. And when you couple the word enlightenment with the word ascension, the confusion grows. To define enlightenment is difficult, but in general terms

When looking around your world and searching for divine signs, guidance, and messages, things are never just what they seem. The world is not flat, the universe is not flat; therefore, the world around us is not one sided. This is the beauty of seeing the world through a spiritual lens; it is being able to see the rainbow both as individual colors and as a united manifestation of various things (water, heat, light, color). So, whenever trying to decipher what feels like a mes

When looking around your world and searching for divine signs, guidance, and messages, things are never just what they seem. The world is not flat, the universe is not flat; therefore, the world around us is not one sided. This is the beauty of seeing the world through a spiritual lens; it is being able to see the rainbow both as individual colors and as a united manifestation of various things (water, heat, light, color). So, whenever trying to decipher what feels like a mes

“Aferrado A Una Idea” by Andres Nieto Porras What the (insert favorite expletive here) does look within mean? Often, this phrase comes across as cheesy, superficial, and something some stoner might say. Okay, so I’m not a stoner and maybe, I’ll admit, I can come across as cheesy sometimes. And to avoid being superficial, let’s look at what this phrase means because recently I’ve been saying this a lot (either through my answers to your questions or posts).When I first started

Often when people think about spirituality they do not think of sex. These two, sex and spirituality, are often kept apart. Either you practice spirituality or you practice sex. And yet, we have ancient cultures and scriptures that tell us the opposite, that tell us that sex and spirituality are united. If we take it a step further and mix in various spiritual teachings from Hinduism, Taoism, and others, then the idea of enlightenment begins to enter the equation. What is enl

“Loving Sunset” by Leo Hidalgo People often search for their soul mate, for the one, for the other person that they will spend the rest of their life with. Some believe that soul mates are intricately weaved into our destinies, other dismiss the whole idea as wishful thinking. I believe that there is such a thing as destiny but that there is also space within that destiny, that we can affect our destiny, and that we can choose where we want to go. The popular belief is that s

Painting of reflexology from a wall in a physician’s tomb in Saqqara, Egypt.          2330 B.C.E. Reflexology is a type of massage that is focused on the feet. It is an ancient practice and its origins are unknown. Many ancient cultures practiced reflexology to heal and care for its peoples; such as, the Egyptians, the Greeks/Romans, and the Japanese (these are the well-known societies that have left behind historical evidence, but others may have also practiced a similar for

The feet of Goddess Radha. The feet are the foundation of the human body. The feet are the roots to the base of the body that ground you to the earth. At the simplest level, your feet are a vital part of your body that allow you to walk. The parts of the foot include the toes, the heel, and the arch. If the foot were missing any part of these three components, balance would be affected, our postures would be affected, and our shoe choices would be affected. The feet are the p

“Salamander Twisting Log” by Kenne Where do you practice your form of spirituality? Do you have to go to the mountains in order to feel that inner connection? Do you have to be near the ocean to experience the motions of your soul just as the waves rise and fall? Or do you live in a city that doesn’t shut up and is overcrowded? Is it possible to be spiritual and feel that connection to your inner world in a bustling city? It is not necessary to live in the most beautiful and

Namaste and welcome to your body.  That’s an odd thing to say, isn’t it? Welcome to your body? The body you and I presently have, we have known no other. We haven’t inhabited any body other than the one we presently have. At least, we do not always remember the bodies we have had in previous lives. The body in relation to the spiritual world and the Soul is often considered to be separate. The spiritual is something that is outside, something that is skyward. Enlightenment is