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New spiritual pages on squidoo August 2010

Katinka - Spirituality — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:52:09 +0000

As you can see, I had another busy month. There are a lot of spiritual gift ideas here, as well as pages on famous people and one quotes page.
Interfaith Jewelry – letting all religions coexist: A lot of people are worried about the way different religions antagonize one another. It’s an old story, but one that humanity can no longer ignore. Islam is the black sheep at the moment. For those who want to show their allegiance to tolerance bet…
Buddha Jewelry: It’s perhaps become too often seen: the image of Buddha is everywhere. I even saw a picture of Buddha-shaped containers somewhere online. Still, these Buddha-shaped pendants and earrings are pretty as well as inspiring. One of the easiest ways of say…
Hamsa home decor and wall decoration: The Hamsa is a sacred symbol of luck and health throughout the Middle East. This symbol unites Muslims and Jews in a common cultural heritage. On this page you will find Hamsa clocks and wall decoration. Pretty, unique and bringing good luck – what m…
Albert Low zen quotes, books and biography: Albert William Low is best known as authorized Zen master in the Sanbo Kyodan school, and internationally published author. He has a background as a human resources executive. He has lived in England, South Africa, Canada, and the United States and h…
Thich Nhat Hanh Books: Anybody interested in Buddhism today knows about Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. His lectures, books and videos are wildly popular. I’ve found you the 10 most popular of his books.
The Lives of Sri Aurobindo: Reviewed in the West as the only decent biography of Sri Aurobindo Goshe, from politician, to poet and guru. This guy lived a fascinating life and Peter Heehs describes as many aspects of it as the Sri Aurobindo archives can help enlighten us on. In…
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother: Together they built Auroville, an ashram in Southern India (south of Madras). He was the reclusive yogi, she his outward manifestation or shakti. That is: she taught, she organized, she was there for people to related to. He sat in his room and kept…
Integral Yoga: Sri Aurobindo’s Teaching & Method of Practice: This is a fascinating book. I’m constantly finding things that are different or the same as Blavatsky’s theosophy. Her teachings are my spiritual home base, which doesn’t mean I’m not open to other paths – or blind to Blavatsky’s defects. The reason…
Search for the Soul in Everyday Living, The Mother: Inspiring and thought provoking view on the spiritual path. A bit dated in places, but not less fascinating for it. There are real gems here though – things you’ll find rarely anywhere else. Though in places this book is evidently rooted in a time b…
Coleman Barks, Rumi translator and poet: Coleman Barks (born 1937) is an American poet. Although he neither speaks nor reads Persian, he is nonetheless renowned as an interpreter of Rumi and other mystic poets of Persia. Barks is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He attended the Universi…
The Law of One Quotes: Though we see a world of change and contrast all about, it’s one of the ancient esoteric insights that all is One. That is: everything is intimately connected, from Divine to mortal. From heaven to earth. From black to white. One of the ways in whi…

Last months spiritual stuff

Katinka - Spirituality — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:46:10 +0000

I try to keep you updated on what I put online elsewhere on the web, when it relates to spirituality and religion. However, since I’ve changed my newsletter technology, it amounts to this: I forget to share the essentials, till it’s time for the next one to come out. I’m fine with that actually, because if you all really want to know as soon as it’s posted, you’ll just have to subscribe to my spiritual newsletter Lucifer7 yourselves.

So here goes. I had quite an active month, as there was a Theosophical World Congress and I found I had a lot to say about that. However, if you were interested in that, you probably already saw it. This is the OTHER stuff I was up to:

New spiritual ‘lenses’ – pages on squidoo

Aug 04, 2010 09:36 am

In July I made the following new squidoo lenses relating to spirituality: Susan Seddon Boulet Goddess Paintings An artist whose art is still popular in the pagan scene, Susan Seddon Boulet will mostly be remembered for her goddess art. The mystical style of her paintings (mostly, but not exclusively, water color) strikes a core in …

The Lives of Sri Aurobindo, Peter Heehs

Aug 03, 2010 02:52 am

Reviewed in the West as the only decent biography of Sri Aurobindo Goshe, from politician, to poet and guru. This guy lived a fascinating life and Peter Heehs describes as many aspects of it as the Sri Aurobindo archives can help enlighten us on. In India this is a controversial book. It’s even been banned …

The Web of Creation: Theosophy and Art, from Lauweriks to Mondriaan

Jul 28, 2010 02:39 am

I’m reviewing a Dutch book here today: Het Web der Schepping, Theosofie en Kunst in Nederland, van Lauweriks tot Mondriaan, by Marty Bax. I won’t be repeating that exercise often, however in this case it’s really worth it. There are few good books about the history of theosophy in the Netherlands. It’s obviously a niche …

God’s hat – a theology joke

Jul 20, 2010 09:43 am

There were two tribes dwelling near each other. God decided to walk between them. But God wore a two colored hat. One side was red; the other side was blue. So when the two tribes discussed this visit by God, they ended up in argument. “God wore a blue hat. No! God wore a red …

Chocolate Frosting and Garbage, Thubten Chodron Buddhist quote

Jul 14, 2010 09:41 am

Creating Bridges: Spirituality & Philosophy: Spirituality in Daily Life, Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron A kind heart is one of the principal things we are trying to develop. If we run around childishly telling others, “I’m this religion, and you’re that religion. But, mine is better,” it is like turning chocolate frosting into garbage: what was delicious …

Last month’s newsletter

Katinka - Spirituality — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:41:25 +0000

Unfortunately my newsletter got sent out without working links last month. So here’s a new attempt:

And if those links don’t work, here’s the URL: http://lucifer7.katinkahesselink.net/i/2010/7.html

A change in blog policy

Written by Anonymous on Jul 07, 2010 09:44 am

Short spiritual quotes

Written by Anonymous on Jul 06, 2010 10:37 am

H.P.Blavatsky in “Our Cycle and the Next”. For real Theosophy is Altruism, and we cannot repeat it too often. It is brotherly love, mutual help, unswerving devotion to Truth. If once men do but realize that in these alone can true happiness be found, and never in wealth, possessions, or any selfish gratification, then the …

God and the Absolute, theosophy quote

Written by Anonymous on Jul 06, 2010 10:37 am

W.Q. Judge quote, The Theosophical Forum of New York, December 1892, p. 3) “Theosophy holds God to be One and eternal, – Absoluteness itself. The Bible says that man was made in the image of God. Man we understand to be composed of seven principles, – a union of the three higher, the immortal principles …

Newsletter update & New spiritual stuff on squidoo and Katinka Hesselink Net

Written by Anonymous on Jul 06, 2010 09:29 am

For my newsletter readers: It turns out that the way I’ve been sending out this newsletter over the past 7 (!) years is becoming too labor intensive. It no longer fits the way I do my online work. I’ve found a new way to organize this – and don’t worry: I’ll make sure you all …

Blavatsky about the symbolism of the Christian Cross

Written by Anonymous on Jun 30, 2010 09:33 am

One of my Dutch readers wondered after reading my piece about symbols, about the meaning of the Christian Cross according to H.P. Blavatsky. I thought I’d look it up. The closest I could find on the topic was Blavatsky on Crucifixion. She says there that: The cross itself, to which the whole man was attached, …

World Congress: Unofficial powwow about the future of the Theosophical Society

Written by Anonymous on Jun 30, 2010 04:11 am

I think it would be a good idea to set a date / time on our powwow about the future of the TS. There are, so the grapevine tells me, about 400 people coming to the World Congress. That’s huge. I’m also told that the congress in Sidney had workshops that had 80+ people in …

The Wisdom of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide by Ravi Ravindra

Written by Anonymous on Jun 27, 2010 06:08 am

The yoga sutras are two thousand year old spiritual classic. In India every spiritual teacher of any note has written a commentary on it. Ravi Ravindra is the latest of Jiddu Krishnamurti’s students to do the same. For that reason alone this book will be read in theosophical circles at least. But Jiddu Krishnamurti doesn’t …

Alice A. Bailey Quotes from her Autobiography

Written by Anonymous on Jun 27, 2010 05:56 am

From the earliest possible time we were taught to care about the poor and the sick and to realize that fortunate circumstances entailed responsibility. Several times a week when it was time to go for a walk we had to go to the housekeeper’s room for jellies and soup for some sick person on the …

The Unfinished Autobiography by Alice A. Bailey

Written by Anonymous on Jun 27, 2010 05:47 am

I’m not really into Alice Bailey’s work, nor into that of ‘The Tibetan’, but this autobiography is great. Funny, full of self knowledge and simply fascinating from the point of view of esoteric history. Alice Bailey was born and raised in England in 1880. She lived through both world wars and lived the transition from …

William Quan Judge today

Written by Anonymous on Jun 16, 2010 05:01 am

The Aquarian Theosophist goes on writing about their efforts to get the TS Adyar to recognize Judge. I’m pleasantly surprised at the calm tone of their last post. They report that the German TS website mentions Judge as one of 5 theosophists who get a biography on there. I have to agree that it’s a …

SEO: making your theosophy site get google traffic

Written by Anonymous on Jun 13, 2010 05:16 am

I know some high up theosophical bobo’s read this blog, so I thought I’d share a must read article on THE main Search Engine Optimization (SEO) blog out there: http://searchengineland.com/seo-checklist-of-best-and-worst-practices-part1-43752 These are only the coding things. Send it to your webmaster and ask them to report on any issues not taken care of. These are …

Using spirituality and psychology as a defence

Written by Anonymous on Jun 09, 2010 09:30 am

1) Someone asking me to become a lecturer on an event asked me about karma: I hear people saying, about someone else, that their ill health or poverty is ‘bad karma’. Tell that to the starving child in Africa. She was right of course. 2) I heard a longtime Krishnamurti student saying: Your whole work …

The challenges and opportunities facing the Theosophical Movement

Written by Anonymous on Jun 09, 2010 08:28 am

We had a members meeting in the Dutch TS (Aydar) at the end of May. It was spirited, but business like. That is: we discussed important issues, without scapegoating. I thought I’d share the main issues. I am glad to see that the tabu on discussing these things is leading to important insights coming out …

Don’t give up – Theosophy Quotes

Written by Anonymous on Jun 08, 2010 01:38 pm

[B]e not discouraged, but try, ever keep trying; twenty failures are not irremediable if followed by as many undaunted struggles upward; is it not so that mountains are climbed? (Blavatsky Collected Writings, Vol. 12, Esoteric Instructions) With each morning’s awakening try to live through the day in harmony with the Higher Self. “Try” is the …

New spiritual ‘lenses’ – pages on squidoo

Katinka - Spirituality — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:36:43 +0000

In July I made the following new squidoo lenses relating to spirituality:

Susan Seddon Boulet Goddess Paintings: An artist whose art is still popular in the pagan scene, Susan Seddon Boulet will mostly be remembered for her goddess art. The mystical style of her paintings (mostly, but not exclusively, water color) strikes a core in many.
Stunning Islamic Jewelry for Women: Don’t you love wearing a bit of silver and gold -that also expresses your faith? I’ve found you hamsa pendants, star and crescent rings and everything in between.

The following book isn’t quite spiritual – just thought I’d include my review here, because it’s a fascinating book that helped keep my head safely near the ground at the Theosophical World Conference.

Martin Meredith: The State of Africa: A thorough historical, economical and political look at all the nations of Africa over the past 50 odd years. From dictators to AIDS/HIV, from disappointed hopes to fears of the future… realistic, scary and insightful. You’ll learn how hunger is t…

A change in blog policy

Katinka - Spirituality — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:44:19 +0000

To make things a bit easier for me to manage, I’ve set my newsletter Lucifer7 to combine the posts in my various online blogs. But I had planned ahead quite a lot of material to be posted on that newsletter. Most of this will be posted on either All Considering or My Spiritual Quotes. This will mean that on All Considering the percentage of material by me will go down: quotes by others will take a larger place. I hope you all won’t mind.

Newsletter update & New spiritual stuff on squidoo and Katinka Hesselink Net

Katinka - Spirituality — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:29:23 +0000

For my newsletter readers:

It turns out that the way I’ve been sending out this newsletter over the past 7 (!) years is becoming too labor intensive. It no longer fits the way I do my online work. I’ve found a new way to organize this – and don’t worry: I’ll make sure you all get included in any new way that I’ll be making my newsletter. But it is the reason that the June issue of Lucifer7 never reached you all, despite having gone online. If you got this mail, you already said you wanted to receive my newsletter the new way (or you’re an All Considering subscriber by mail).

Another issue: apparently someone got into this yahoo account and sent you all some spam. I’ve done what I could to make sure that person doesn’t get in again, but yahoo doesn’t make it easy to report something of this nature. That was the final straw for me to switch to Mailchimp for my monthly newsletter. The format will change, but not the content.

New on Katinka Hesselink Net

The Dalai Lama’s life changed by the Theosophical Society (with thanks to Theosophy Forward)
Talbot Mundy pages saved from the internet archives. Previously put online by Scott Lincoln “Omar” Davis
Taijasa Awareness Meditation, Pablo Sender

New on Squidoo

June 8th 2010: Shamanism and visions

Out of this World: Otherworldly Journeys from Gilgamesh to Albert Einstein: Real science is always hard to summarize. This book by Ioan Couliano is a book like that. I read the whole thing, but to be honest the most fascinating parts were the introduction and the conclusion. The rest helped flesh it out, but it did get a bit…
Talbot Mundy: Talbot Mundy (born William Lancaster Gribbon) (April 23, 1879 – August 5, 1940) was an English writer. He also wrote under the pseudonym Walter Galt. Born in London, at age 16 he ran away from home and began an odyssey in India, Africa, and other pa…
The Wisdom of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Ravi Ravindra: The yoga sutras are two thousand year old spiritual classic. In India every spiritual teacher of any note has written a commentary on it. Ravi Ravindra is the latest of Jiddu Krishnamurti’s students to do the same. For that reason alone this book wil…
Unfinished Autobiography by Alice A. Bailey: I’m not really into Alice Bailey’s work, nor into that of ‘The Tibetan’, but this autobiography is great. Funny, full of self knowledge and simply fascinating from the point of view of esoteric history. Alice Bailey was born and raised in England in…

Aim spiritual path, self control, vegetarianism and reincarnation

Katinka - Spirituality — Mon, 03 May 2010 14:02:33 +0000

New Online

Katinka Hesselink Net

Correction of Vol. 13 of the Blavatsky Collected Writings (the whole text was a link in each article! I can’t believe nobody warned me about that.)

All Considering

Squidoo

My Spiritual Quotes

Sri Madhava Ashish Quotes on Spiritual Growth and Personal Development

Spiritual India Trip

Indian religion, spirituality and philosophy

Dalai Lama home: McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala

The rest of my spiritual newsletter contains:

Short Quotes
Seventeen Reasons for Reincarnation
Atmosphere, Hazrat Inayat Khan

Bhagavad Gita, Kundalini, Gemstones, names, Radha Burnier, Subba Row

Katinka - Spirituality — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:11:08 +0000

Editorial

This month, and the next, I’ll be busy with a big web redesign project I’m working on. This has already caused me to blog less last month than usual. I will still try to blog weekly, but I’m very likely to miss a few weeks here and there.

New Online

All Considering

Katinka Hesselink Net

Squidoo

Horoscope Jewelry

I’ve set up a blog selling horoscope jewelry this month. So far I’ve covered the following themes: amulet black bracelet charm custom earrings gemstones glass gold leather naval ring necklace pendant pewter pin rhinestone rhodium silver stainless steel watches(from the tag cloud) as well as all of the signs of the zodiac of course.

The rest of my spiritual newsletter contains:

Editorial
New Online
Short Quotes
Obituary: Adele Algeo
Editorial
Understanding; A Study of the Mind and the Soul

New online February 2010 – spiritual newsletter

Katinka - Spirituality — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:52:18 +0000

New blog (again) Spiritual India Trip

I’ve been fairly busy again this month. I went public with my plans to go to India next year and started a blog where I’ll be gathering my research and thoughts. Of course I’ll also use it to as a sort of diary once I am in India. And yes, I’ll keep you up to date about the newest posts on this blog on this newsletter.

All Considering

Katinka Hesselink Net

I did an short overview of my site stats last month, just to give a glimpse of the new Google analytics data. Now I’ve set up a page just for my site stats. I don’t think I’ll be updating it monthly, but twice a year should be doable. So here goes: my site statistics.

Squidoo

The rest of this spiritual newsletter contains:

Short Quotes
Notes From Orpheus Lodge Meeting: Brotherhood
Rounds with Jesus

New theme, search page added to All Considering

Katinka - Spirituality — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:22:19 +0000

Just letting you all know that I’ve finally added a search page to All Considering. Of course many of you will be aware that I already had a search page at Katinka Hesselink Net (or two: a Dutch one too).

But with 200+ readers here daily and almost 200 posts, it was time for a search page specific to this site.

I’ve also installed a new theme and customized it to this blog. The look is similar to what it was before – just a few tweaks here and there. Tell me what you think

For the technical details see my blogpost on the topic of choosing a WordPress theme on my Marketing Spiritual blog. I think you’ll agree though: the result is a faster blog.

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