This Lunar New Year is celebrated as the Year of the Rabbit in Chinese astrology. As the story goes, the Jade Emperor set up a cosmic contest among 12 animals to determine the order of the zodiac signs according to the order in which each animal would arrive at his party. The Rabbit was very proud of his speed, even…
Category: Self-Growth
How To Release Old Beliefs That Stunt Your Growth
In the Middle Ages, Catholic European countries considered translating the Bible into any common language a crime punishable with death. Latin was viewed as the language of God, and it was heresy to think otherwise. Clearly, it had nothing to do with God but with the power of the Church, which claimed to be God’s sole mediator. Uneducated commoners were…
Why Spiritual Growth Is Like Climbing the Love-Consciousness Pyramid
Did you play Snakes and Ladders (or Chutes and Ladders) as a child? It is a modern version of the original Hindu board game known as Moksha Patan, or the “Ladder of Liberation,” which was aimed to reflect the game of hide-and-seek Divine Consciousness plays within the human mind. In the original game, you move through 9 or 10 rows…
Why Fulfillment & Spiritual Growth Trigger Your Resistance
Resistance comes in many flavors. It can show up in obvious and subtle ways, and oftentimes you can’t even see that you are resisting something you really want. Intellectually, you may acknowledge a certain desire—for success, comfort, and pleasure, or for self-care, inner peace, and spiritual freedom. But it’s much harder to see what may be holding you back emotionally,…
When Was the Last Time You Felt Truly Free?
By being truly free I mean being in the moment, without any concerns or worries, because nothing was more important than what you were doing, regardless of what that was. Maybe you were playing with your friends as a child or completely immersed in other enjoyable endeavors. Or maybe you were just deeply relaxed, staring at the ocean, walking in…
Understanding Your Wounded Child Archetype
You’ve probably heard the term “inner child,” which has been popularized by the self-help movement and is based on Carl Jung’s eternal child archetype. The idea behind it is that since we were all children at some point, a child still dwells within us, albeit unconsciously; if we don’t become conscious of it, it stunts our emotional development. In this…
