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JULY 2003 | CONTENTS
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Fearless Relationships
An Interview with Karen Casey
by
Rita Gallagher Rosenberg
Karen Casey is the author of perhaps the most popular daily meditation book of all
time, the phenomenally successful Each Day a New Beginning, with more than three
million copies sold around the world, as well as nine other books about recovery,
change, and growth, including The Promise of a New Day and Daily Meditations for
Practicing the Course (all published by the Hazelden Foundation).
I was fortunate to speak with her recently about her work, including her latest book. |
A Global
View
An interview with Marion and Duane Nelson on their support of Asian artisans
by Lyrea
Crawford
Marion Nelson is the owner of Global View, a retail business that provides marketing
opportunities for Asian artisans. For more than 20 years, she and her husband, Duane,
have journeyed to places such as India and Indonesia to carefully select handcrafted
products, and thus help to preserve traditional motifs and excellence of ethnographics
and folk art. They recently returned from a buying trip quite saddened at what they
saw during their travels.
Too
much ain't nearly enough
From the
Editor | by Tim Miejan
Doesn't it seem like we've all be bickering and fighting and arguing with each other
about our views on politics, the environment, the economy, the war, on poverty and
on umpteen other issues way too long? |
Rising from
the Ashes
An Edge Interview with Shamanic Healer Linda Star Wolf
by
Kim Oursler
Many paths lead to deeper understanding
of the Self and our connection to Spirit. During this Aquarian Age of Enlightenment,
many healers and facilitators are stepping forward to offer workshops that allow
us the unique opportunity to discover our soul purpose through healing our Selves.
Linda Star Wolf of the Venus Rising Institute for Shamanic Healing Arts shares a
specific blend of age-old wisdom with the expanding birth of higher consciousness
through an upcoming Shamanic Breathwork workshop.
Star Wolf states a belief in "walking the higher path of love and wisdom, and
healing the outer environment by healing our inner landscapes." Star Wolf will
be in Kansas City on August 1-3 to present "Rising From the Ashes," a weekend
devoted to discovering the Shaman within. |
LOVE &
COMPASSION |
FEATURED TOPIC in JULY
A Woman of
Strength and Beauty
by
Gretchen Eckes
The history of our awareness of the Divine Feminine, and the understanding of what
such awareness can mean has been a bumpy course.
The
twin energies of being and becoming
by
Joey Walters
When we speak about feminine energy, it is important for us to be clear that this
is not something exclusive to women. Even defining qualities as "feminine"
or "masculine" is a little risky, as it begins to create separation.
Just
say, "Yes!"
by
Jill Swanson
Being aligned with and activating
the feminine energy of love and compassion is not something you have to DO. It is
what you already are. You have only to be still and realize that.
Walking
with the Power of Love
by
Amy Schmelzer
What does Love look like? In my work, I am able to see Love in the faces of my clients.
Each person who has come to me for assistance in accessing more of themselves --
more of the Love that they are -- shows me the power of Love in action.
Unbinding
the Feminine
by
Sheila Seclearr
The feminine energy of love and compassion is a naturally expansive energy, robust
and glowing, like a healthy pregnant woman or a fertile plant. The creative seed
may be spawned in quiet darkness, but within that nurturing space is the collective
information necessary for the development of seed, egg or idea. |
Special
to Edgenews.com
Activating
the Feminine Energy of the Soul
by
Susan Kulp
The feminine energies of love and compassion are out-pictured in many life scenarios:
a mother's devoted care for her infant, a friend's patient listening, a sister's
warm embrace, a teacher's nurturing guidance, a leader's inclusive vision.
Awakening
The Feminine Energy
by Trent Nelson
Feminine and masculine energy has been an interest of mine for years. After growing
up in a household where my father was working during most of the day and my mother
was at home raising the children and taking care of the home, I figured that masculinity
meant working and earning a living and feminine meant caretaking and nurturing the
home.
Seeing
with the Heart
by
Desiree de Angelise and Frank Conerton
"Seeing with the heart" -- perceiving and listening with the heart, letting
the heart speak to us -- is a way of activating love and compassion. The feminine
energies of love and compassion are carried by both men and women. A significant
step for all of us is activating that energy.
Love
And Compassion: The Ground Of Our Being?
by
Cathy Combs
Love and compassion are the ground of our being. Acting from a sense of love and
compassion brings a sense of peace, strength and confidence to our lives and to our
world. And acting from a sense of love and compassion brings a sense of flexibility
and perspective.
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INSIGHT | Columns & Guidance
an EDGE web exclusive
| Peace, Forgiveness & International
Forgiveness Day
by
Desiree de Angelise
A Celebration for International
Forgiveness Day -- isn't that an interesting concept, or several! Prior to my connecting
with a West Coast group, I didn't even know there was an International Forgiveness
Day, much less a celebration of it, or that Stanford University had a graduate program
in forgiveness. Did you? The San Francisco celebration honored four "Heroes
of Forgiveness," including two who had fought against each other in Vietnam!
Shifting
Patterns of Light for Summer 2003
The Light Page | by Suzie Black
Many of the changes occurring
this summer are closely connected to the thoughtforms of the planet. There is a new
flexibility in reality.
Principle
# 3:
The Principle of Chaos & Reorganization
Mind Chatter | by Bill Harris
Change is the one constant
in this universe. One of the first things the Buddha noted when he began to teach
was that everything changes. For that reason, understanding change, how it happens,
what makes it difficult and what makes it easy is of crucial importance to anyone
on a spiritual or personal growth path. But how does change work? Why does it happen?
And, how can we allow it, without resisting and suffering?
an EDGE web
exclusive | Awareness
Everyday Wisdom
| by Paul Ferrini
Beneath the judgment layer
of the mind is the witness who sees what is going on without judging it. The witness
neither resists thoughts nor identifies with them, but simply observes them as they
come and go, with all their elaborate interpretations and justifications.
Our
Children: Life's Blessing and Spiritual Opportunity
Astrology | by Maria Shaw
Summer is for kids! We celebrate
Gemini and cancer birthdays in these summer Months because Gemini represents children
and Cancer represents the "mother" sign. Whether your children are adults
or little ones yet, this column is for you!
Interview
with an Archetype -- The Priestess
by
Cynthia Jones
I want to interview a woman
with a past, and a future. I want to talk with a woman who lives in that magical
space between her personal past and her vision of the future...and who can bring
those two realities together. I am seeking a woman who owns herself, her name and
her life. Unmarried in any conventional sense, I am seeking a biblical virgin whose
chastity is defined by her fidelity to herself. |
EXPRESSION |
Spirituality
in the Arts
Videos:
Emperor's Club & 13 Conversations About One Thing
The Movie Mystic
| by Stephen
Simon
Those of you who have joined
me at one of our events know that I've been showing a clip from Family Man as an
example of how I believe that Spiritual Cinema has recently been looking at our societal
value system. In that film, the main character realizes that love far outweighs all
the trappings of material success that he had coveted so passionately. Emperor's
Club looks at a different kind of value: integrity. And it's a powerful and beautiful
message.
INfusion
of Angelic Light
by
Aryk Allyn and Katelyn Mariah
This is the story of the birth
of INfusion of Angelic Light, which started as an experiment and quickly turned into
an initiation and transformational process that changed both the lives of two artists.
INfusion of Angelic Light is a technology that brings one back to their authentic
power. As Gary Zukav points out in Seat of the Soul, authentic power is gained when
the personality aligns with the soul. The soul knows your path, your talent, your
conception, experience, and life lessons. Your soul wants to bring you to the point
of enlightenment and exist in joy and peace.
The
Crystal Children
A Guide to the Newest Generation of Psychic & Sensitive Children
A book excerpt
| by Doreen
Virtue
Hundreds of parents around
the globe have submitted stories about their Crystal Children who "took their
sweet time" to begin speaking. Perhaps instead of labeling this phenomenon "an
epidemic of autism," as the media and medical establishment has done, we should
examine it for indications of humankind's evolution.
Poetry
So
Now | by Jay Bremyer
Silence|
by Imelda Ocampo
Real Self| by Imelda Ocampo |
HEALING |
Integrative Healing
Help Me to
Heal
A practical guide for patients, visitors and caregivers
A Book Excerpt | by Bernie Siegel and Yosaif August
In recent years, we've been
bombarded with stories about how dangerous it is to be hospitalized. While we were
writing this Introduction, an issue of Prevention magazine featured a cover story
entitled "Get Out of the Hospital Alive." At the same time, newspapers
were reporting that a little girl who went into the operating room to have her tonsils
removed had eye surgery instead, while the child who needed eye surgery had a tonsillectomy.
The
Cutting Edge of Medicine
by
Arthur Rapkin
Let's face the facts. The focus of traditional medicine is to treat disease with
drugs and surgeries. This paradigm was developed primarily in conjunction with the
pharmaceutical industry, which happens to be in staunch support of medical schools,
wherein doctors are educated in techniques to fix, repair and replace. While some
doctors may start out with a good intent to make a difference, high educational costs
coupled with increasing administrative costs have too frequently dictated bottom-line
considerations.
Enhancing
the Immune System with Velvet Antler
by Scott Owen Hayes
Traditional Chinese medicine
has for thousands of years utilized the antler for keeping healthy. Based on today's
technology, science can now provide the how and why it works, whereas the Chinese
based it on the positive results of taking it internally. |
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