Category Archives: spirituality

Metamorphosis: It’s Only Natural!

Posted on May 1, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Nature’s Ultimate Transformer Why does it take so long before the penny drops? When I first wrote about Caroline Myss’ Entering the Castle, I decided to title my blog “The Crystal Maze?” I thought I was just being clever, referring … Continue reading →

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The Siege of Orleans: Jeanne d’Arc

Posted on April 29, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Maid of Orléans On this day in history in 1429, Joan of Arc (as she is known in English) arrived at Orléans with her French soldiers and helped to lift the siege that the English had laid during the … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Concept: From Chaos to Order

Posted on April 22, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Knitting Sometimes, ideas stare you square in the eye for a very long time before you actually see them. Take knitting, for example: my wife, Susan, spends a lot of time and effort knitting beautiful scarves and sweaters for family … Continue reading →

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We Didn’t Start the Fire: Or Did We?

Posted on April 17, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Notre Dame de Paris It came as a bit of a shock for most everyone with news of a fire at Our Lady of Paris on Monday evening. Now it seems that the first alarm at 6:20 pm was considered … Continue reading →

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The Crystal Maze?

Posted on April 15, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Entering the Castle Caroline Myss is a renowned author, intuitive healer, “motivational teacher and popular theologian [who] has created a transcendent work of unique insight and revelation in Entering the Castle. A highly original inner path to self-knowledge, the Castle is also … Continue reading →

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Do the Dead Come Back to Life Again?

Posted on April 9, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Dead Again (1991) This is a Kenneth Branagh film with a twist in the tale: the two lovers return to new lives, but they switch roles. I’m not sure that ever happens in ‘real’ life, but as this story is … Continue reading →

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The Transition from This Life to the Next

Posted on April 5, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Hamish Miller: A Life Divined As you may remember, I’d reviewed a wee book written by Hamish Miller previously on these pages. Hamish also co-authored three other books about energy lines: The Sun and the Serpent with Paul Broadhurst; The Dance of the … Continue reading →

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(Are We the) April Fools Today?

Posted on April 1, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Court Jester It’s a relevant image: when the news is so serious that you have to make fun of it for it to be bearable, you have to start playing the Fool. In Tarot, the Fool card has no number. … Continue reading →

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The Origins of “CABAL”

Posted on March 28, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Kabbalah I was researching the life of Charles II, when I came across an interesting item on Wikipedia: There is a theory that the term took on its present meaning from a group of ministers formed in 1668 – … Continue reading →

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My Original “Rolling Stone”

Posted on March 26, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Pierre-Esprit Radisson I came face-to-face with a solid hologram of myself in last night’s dream: a hint, perhaps, of today’s post. I’ve waited long enough to connect the dots to that life from the middle of the 17th Century. It’s … Continue reading →

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