Awareness Beyond Consciousness

We are spiritual beings having a physical experience. Most of us have heard this assertion and deem it to be true. However,  it can still remain more of a spiritual concept worthy of aspiration than an actual state of Being in the world.

As many of us know, spirituality must be practical in order to be effective. We have access to myriad strategies designed to facilitate awareness of our Divine Self. Many of which include coaching on how to practically apply the knowledge it conveys into everyday life and when applied consistently, does deepen awareness.

Most of the perceived disconnect between spirituality and the practicality of living in this world, originates in the idea that spirituality resides in a different order of reality and as a result must be attained.

While the spiritual does originate in a different order of reality it manifests in this order and does not lose any of its Divine quality in the process, indicating that it does not need to be attained but recognized.

One of the most successful opportunities we consistently encounter which can help us facilitate experiential knowledge of our Divine Self are our interactions with our fellow human beings who join us on this journey into the physical. It is both noble and necessary to seek to deepen our understanding of our Divine nature through whatever positive precepts, exercises and tenets we embrace, but it is equally necessary for us to seek to recognize the Divine in others.

This recognition of the Divine in others, regardless of external circumstances, is the gateway through which a deep understanding of the nature of reality is obtained and the realization of our Divine Self substantiated. At the fundamental level of reality, the level of Creation, there is no separation in the Divine Light we All share, there is only Unity.

We Are One.

We, oftentimes without conscious consent, mythologize a place, person or event to the point that it takes on a life of its own. It dances in our thoughts as a chorus of only half heard words existing on the periphery of our minds. This, unbeknownst to me at the beginning of my journey, was what Sedona had become to me…a place of almost mystical proportions which would allow me even deeper access to the resources of Mind and strengthen my Awareness of connection to The Source.

As I pulled out of my driveway I felt so conflicted I wanted to scream. All of the knowledge and information I have been given seemed a burden rather than a gift. I wanted to share this knowledge in a sincere and loving manner but I did not seem to be able to get out of my own way. My efforts were a series of starts and stops and I could not for the life of me figure out why. I knew I had everything I needed to build an online University among other things but still I hesitated.

As I reflected on my experience in March of 2008 I began to think Sedona was the answer. I would move there and everything would fall into place. I went online and found a job in Sedona. Now all I would need to do was find a place to live when I got there. After that, everything would be great. I would complete set-up for the University, take Living Our Potential to the next level, have Healing Retreats, continue Spiritual Therapy, do online classes etc. etc…All I needed to do was get to Sedona…

I plugged the co ordinance into the GPS on my phone, picked up my friend, pointed the car south and took off. We had several poignant and personal experiences along the way with several serendipitous occurrences that lead me to finally get off the highway and find a place to discuss what had transpired.

As we talked I began to realize that I had externalized my journey. The Sedona I was looking for was not in Arizona but inside of me. I realized the reason I held back was due to a deep sense of unworthiness masquerading as the much more palatable “I’m just not ready yet”. How many times have I or any one of us started something only to slowly pull away or just not start at all? How many of us think that if we can just “go to that place” or “get that car” or “get more money” “find the right person” etc. etc…?

My Soul Push was an internal one pushing me to Live My Potential Here Now. What I did in Sedona in March of 2008 and all I planned on doing once I got there in 2013, I am meant to and will do here. One of the first books on meditation I ever read was ‘Wherever You Go…There You Are’ by Jon Kabat-Zinn.. This truth was brought home to me in a way that is very public.

This has been very painful for me and I have cried a lot but I am grateful for the experience. The journey to what I was to become brought me home to who I AM. That picture is a reminder that my and all of our connection to the Source is ever present. We are what we seek.

I AM NowHere

Living Our Potential is hitting the road! As a part of our new video series we are driving from Maine to Sedona Arizona!!! We are all set to leave the first week in March and I will video blog the entire journey.

This trip came about as the result of many conversations and emails from many of you who are ready to Embrace, Fulfill and Live Our Potential. As I was preparing to shoot the workshop videos, the Soul ‘Push’ to film the videos in Sedona became stronger and stronger to the point that I could no longer deny the Spiritual Origin of the Guidance.

You see, I went on a Spiritual Pilgrimage to Sedona in March of 2008 and had an experience that changed me forever. I have not shared this with many people because, quite frankly, I was afraid of how I would be perceived. So I have kept it relatively quiet for five years, only sharing the event with a very few people.

So you see, I understand all too well the impetus to live life at half throttle. But no more…

Awareness Beyond Consciousness—Living Our Potential is for all of Us who are ready to fell the ‘fear’ and do it anyway!

I will start by sharing the story of what happened to me in March 2008 in Sedona Arizona…

This is a picture of Cathedral Rock in Sedona Arizona. I was there in March 2008 on a spiritual retreat/vacation with a friend. My goal was to visit one vortex per day to meditate and incorporate the energy.

My friend received a call from her sister who asked if I would do a long distance healing meditation for her at one of the vortexes. After speaking with her I determined that, based on her needs, her healing should be done at Cathedral Rock. At this point I had no idea what I was going to do but I was confident that I would be guided.

The following day, as we approached Cathedral Rock and taking lots of pictures, I was led to a small clump of trees which bordered a stream just before the Rock. As we positioned ourselves, I asked my friend to call her sister so that I may tell her what she is to do.
I was guided to tell her to do the following:
• Go to the room in your house which has the most windows
• Face East
• Get four stones (you’ll know which ones to choose)
• Place one against the sole of each foot and hold one in each hand
• Visualize white light streaming down from the highest point you can imagine
• Visualize the light entering your body through the top of your head (crown chakra) and pushing the negative energy out through the soles of your feet and the palm of your hands into the stones
(There was much more to it but that’s it in a nutshell)

I told my friend that we were to gather two stones each and face the stream with Cathedral Rock to our left. She and I were to hold one stone in each hand and visualize white light streaming down from the highest point either of us could imagine. In addition, we were to send light to her sister. My friend later told me that unfortunately, she had difficulty visualizing anything at all.

I visualized white light emanating from the Source of Our Universe, God…The All. I could feel the Presence. When I was told “It is Done”. I opened my eyes asked my friend to call her sister which she did. I told her sister to take the stones to the nearest body of moving water, toss them in and walk away without looking back. I then told my friend that we were to toss our stones in the stream and walk away.

As we left the area I was immediately approached by a Japanese group of ten who asked me to take pictures of them. They had three cameras and wanted me to take several pictures of them and to take each picture with each camera, which I happily did. While I was taking their pictures my friend continued to walk taking additional pictures of Cathedral Rock.

Afterward we strolled back to the car, taking random pictures as we went including even more pictures of Cathedral Rock and the surrounding area. As we had so many pictures we did not look at each picture until we each returned home and downloaded them.

Out of all of the pictures she and I took on this trip, including pictures we took of Cathedral Rock as approached it and as we walked back to the car, this was the only picture with this light. I know that this is the picture taken immediately after the meditation because the Japanese group is posing in front of the Rock. I would love to know if they have this image as well!