Many people have asked me how to get started on their spiritual path. Here are some suggestions. They are completely personal. I recommend that you pick and choose according to your own intuition. It is always about your intuition and you develop it by learning to follow it. For example, I used to walk in the bookstore and a book would fall off the shelf to the floor in front of me. I figured that was the one I ought to read :-)
meditation | meditation
classes | meditation tapes | bodywork/massage
|
healer courses | Tarot and online
Tarot | unity | daily word
| great books |
infp introverts | ritual magic or
WICCA | eZines |
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A
Simple Start
One of my
favorite books to begin with is by Joseph Murphy. It's called The Power
of the Subconscious Mind.
Billed as "one of the most powerful self help books ever written" ... it's true. Believe it! This small, easy to read book can change your life. You can go on from there to every book Joseph Murphy wrote. He is a gentle giant and was a prolific writer. See my trtibute page to Joseph Murphy.
Meditation
Meditation is always the best. It seems too simple but here as elsewhere
in life, less is more. Meditation trains the mind up over the emotions
and desires where the ego dwells. It brings the ability to connect with
the higher power. It brings a still mind, intuitive gifts and creativity.
Meditation
Classes
Most towns, cities, etc. have free meditation classes. Now that we have
the internet, it is so easy to search for classes in your area. Type these
words "Free meditation classes My Town" in a search engine and
you'll find out how many wonderful resources there are.
In my town, San Diego, for example, free classes are taught by the Sri Chinmoy Devotees, the Taoist Sanctuary, the Spiritualist Church, a group called San Diego Meditation, Shambhala Buddhist Meditation, Paramahansa Yogananda's Self Realization Fellowship, in connection with Pilates and Yoga ....
The Sri Chinmoy Center teaches meditation on line HERE. Sri Chinmoy is the Bengali guru whose devotees run Jyoti Bihanga Restaurant on Adams Avenue.
As well as meditation, many centers teach Yoga, positive thinking and conscious vegetarian cooking.
You can also learn meditation in traditional settings where it is referred to as "stress reduction techniques" or "relaxation techniques".
You can also learn meditation at spiritual retreats around the country. Visit my Spiritual Retreats page.
Meditation
Tapes
If your town lacks classes, temples or centers, try using a meditation
tape. You can search for one online. Here are some I found.
Angel
Meditation Tapes
Christian
Meditation
Guided
Meditation by Carol Roberts
Meditation Tapes and CDs by Jim Malloy including the Complete
Beginning Meditation Class
Meditation Tapes
connected with Illness
Mindfulness
Meditation Tapes by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Conscious
Massage/Bodywork
The mind body connection is an important part of spiritual development
and healing. You can progress by getting conscious massage and bodywork.
It should be pretty obvious which are legitimate massage and which are
not but if unsure, the best place to find one is on the bulletin board
at a legitimate health club or spa or advertising in a holistic journal
in your area.
Courses
for Healers
Another thing you could do is see if there are any courses for healers
in your area. Sometimes they do laying on of hands, or Reiki. Sometimes
there are classes in psychic development. Learning to read Tarot cards
is a good way to start, too. There are plenty of online classes that you
could browse around for. It is always good to follow your intuition.
Try some courses online. Just follow your intuition. See what appeals to you.
Healing
and Healers (excellent for orientation)
Holistic Healers Online Correspondence Courses
REIKI Natural Healing
Representative
Schools and Programs
(for information only, no endorsement implied)
Carolyn
Myss' Essential Guide for Healers
Holistic Healing
through Positive Thought
Olani Damanhur:
School for Spiritual Healers according to the teaching of Oberto
Airaudi
The
Living Herbalist and Natural Healers Course
Online
Tarot Classes [some free, some paid]
BeMyGuide
Online
Tarot Class: Healing from Within
The Tarot School
Isle
of Avalon Foundation Tarot Course
Voyager
Tarot Certification
Combined
with Kabala
School of Spiritual
Integrity
Builders of the Adytum Correspondence
Course
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Unity and Other Metaphysical Churches
I
began by going to a metaphysical church called Unity. Another church like
that is Science of Mind. They aren't really churches so much as learning
centers. They teach you how to think intuitively and to connect with your
own higher power.
Chance are there is one of these centers near you. They hold services on Sunday and also classes during the week in anything from healing to hypnosis, rebirthing, recovery, etc.
Unity
and New Thought Index
Index for Science of Mind Churches
New Thought Network
(churches worldwide)
Unity Online
Great
Books for and about Healers
I read a lot of great books by and for healers. Just anything with "healer"
in the title could be of interest. I read many of them, about famous healers
such as Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Edgar Cayce (a channel and psychic), and
others whose names I don't remember but I will always remember their stories.
I love to read about healings!!
The
Sea Priestess
by Dion Fortune
Psychic Self Defense
by Dion Fortune
Ardath
by Marie Corelli
Romance of Two World
by Marie Corelli
The Red Lion and the Elixir of Love
by Maria Szeres
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Subscribe
to the Daily
Word
The Daily Word is published by the Unity organization. It teaches
positive thinking and metaphysics while developing your ability to think
intuitively.
Information
about infp, the Myers-Briggs "Healer"
So many of my readers are infp introverts, I thought I'd make
a special section for them (us). Most introverts are very, very comfortable
reading and make an easy connection that way. When healers or psychics
describe how they do their work, it helps you tap into your own powers
and ways that you might want to do it.
Links of
Interest
Got
Magic? The Idealistic infp's
An
infp Speaks Out
Infp's
talk about Good and Evil
Famous
infp's
Loved Real
Famous infp's include: Homer, the Virgin Mary, Shakespeare, Hans Christian Andersen, Mister Rogers and Princess Diana.
Natural
Magic or WICCA
Another way to go is natural magic or WICCA. They call themselves "witches"
nowadays but they are just trying to sound spookey! They use nature rituals
and things like that to get in touch with the healing powers! You can
do a search for some of those websites.
Great
Online eZines for Personal Growth
Enchanted
Spirit
Holistic
Junction
ImprovingMe
Inner
Self
LifeTimeInfo
OMPlace
Self-Growth
Spiritual Minds
Spiritual
Sisters (Christian)
Nancy R. Fenn has been published on all these eZines.
Read Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes free online.
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