Spiritual Skepticisms

Written by Judi Singleton


As we traverse this spiritual journey there are several skills that we must incorporate into our repatare of spiritual beliefs if we are to grow onrepparttar spiritual path. I think thatrepparttar 126769 most important isrepparttar 126770 balance we have betweenrepparttar 126771 esoteric andrepparttar 126772 "real" world. This balance is often called "Being Grounded." What does that really mean? I think it is being involved inrepparttar 126773 physical world and takingrepparttar 126774 teachings one learns fromrepparttar 126775 esoteric intorepparttar 126776 physical world and manifesting them. How does one do this? I think starting with putting spiritual knowledge to work in our families, then our work, physical exercise, eating healthy foods, and just plain laughter and fun. If one spends time each day in prayer and mediation one will find that balance. This balance is really important as other wise we may fall underrepparttar 126777 egos wants, or our wishes and desires, or our fears. Many people who first traverserepparttar 126778 spiritual path get lost in these things. They loss perspective ofrepparttar 126779 reasons they are going each day torepparttar 126780 spiritual plane is to better live onrepparttar 126781 physical plane. When we are in this balance or being grounded we are less likely to fall prey to flights of fantasy.

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Origins and uses for Indian Dream Catchers

Written by Johann Erickson


Dream catchers are a part ofrepparttar tradition and culture of many ofrepparttar 126768 native people of North America. The stories ofrepparttar 126769 dream catcher’s origin and use are as different asrepparttar 126770 tribes who used them, butrepparttar 126771 most common story goes like this:

Long ago Spider Woman (whose name and description varies by tribe) showed her people how to weave a web to catch their dreams. She took a hoop and began weaving fromrepparttar 126772 outside until she reachedrepparttar 126773 center. Atrepparttar 126774 center she left a hole. She told her people thatrepparttar 126775 web would catch their dreams. The dream catcher should be hung aboverepparttar 126776 sleeping area, where it would be hit withrepparttar 126777 first morning light. While her people slept,repparttar 126778 dream catcher would catch their dreams. The good and useful dreams would easily make their way throughrepparttar 126779 web and fall throughrepparttar 126780 hole torepparttar 126781 dreamer below. The bad and useless dreams would be caught inrepparttar 126782 web and evaporate inrepparttar 126783 morning light.



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