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Individualism: spiritual or not?

I’ve just been redoing a collection of holistic videos and they reminded me: one and all, just how interconnected we all are. Yet spiritual growth is an individual process. It’s so individual in fact that the Dutch newspapers had a debate a few months ago about whether or not spirituality was in fact selfish. It’s [...]

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The place of astrology, tarot, aura reading etc. in spiritual development

Personally I have been much helped by an astrologer who charted out the various forces in my personality and circumstances. As I came to her after my 30’s, she did not tell me anything new. However, she did help me see these various forces and balance them in my life. A psychic who read my [...]

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How about Music and spirituality?

I got a question the other day: a reader had been told his taste in music was bad for him spiritually. What did I think? I told him to listen to whatever music he liked. I do however agree that our taste in music says something about who we are. My taste for classic 80’s [...]

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A question about (Group) karma: below average intellect?

I hope you can throw light on the following matter in connection with the karmic effects. A relative has been born with a below-average intellect; he takes time to respond to questions or join in on social conversations. He also has a very poor memory, cannot recall events, forgets what he went to another room [...]

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Karma and Harmony

Group Karma is but the specific working out of a more general aspect of karma that gets ignored or forgotten too easily. In the words of H.P. Blavatsky: Nor would the ways of Karma be inscrutable were men to work in union and harmony, instead of disunion and strife. and

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"Love is the opposite of fear" ?

What is love?” “The total absence of fear,” said the Master. “What is it we fear?” “Love,” said the Master. (Anthony de Mello) Do you all agree? Is Love is the opposite of fear? Dozens of blogs and articles online say this. Personally I don’t think it’s that simple though. I think various emotions can [...]

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Attachment, addiction and dependence: tv versus the internet

I had an internet connection at my new apartment for a few hours the other day. Then it broke down again and talking to the help desk it was apparent that they are working on it. Professionally this is of course a setback. This morning the connection had not been repaired, but after the initial [...]

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On being our best self – letting in the Higher Self

As I learned about the Enneagram on Monday, I found that in that system there is one piece of terminology that is shared with theosophy: that of the Higher Self. The Higher Self is one of those hard to express things that get experienced, but are hard to put into words. When words are found [...]

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Those times when life forces rest on you…

Whether it’s illness, unemployment or some other reason – sometimes life forces us to sit still, think things through, relax – because there is just no other alternative. I don’t think anyone is ever grateful for unemployment or disease, but sometimes we can be grateful for their side effects: a chance to reevaluate life. One [...]

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Money and spirituality – let's be responsible about it

I asked people what I should focus on when talking about money and spirituality on twitter. They greeted me with words that I consider new age plattitudes. Sorry people. Instead I’m getting back to basics, or trying to. This is sociology / economy 101. Money is the basis for our economy. It is money that [...]

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