CHAPTER 1
Introduction
I AM AN ORDINARY MYSTIC. My life has been squarely set in the ebb and flow of human life and at the same time, I have pursued years of meditation and spiritual work with the Divine Realm. Because of this dual existence, I have chosen to stay in this world rather than to withdraw to a convent or a mountaintop. In this book I share how I continue to expand my work with The Divine Oneness in the midst of my daily life.
I first began writing and teaching about spiritual healing in 1995. However I was called to spiritual topics as early as 1956. As my healing experiences grew, I felt a call to share the processes revealed to me in Silence. These processes can help us clear our unhealed energies and address the imbalances they create in our bodies and energy fields. I have worked with a range of imbalances manifesting as chronic pain, failed relationships, addiction, depression, grief, boredom, blocked arteries, apathy, migraines, anger, self-hate, anxiety, mental disabilities, insomnia, feeling unsafe, irritations, tension, infections, dislike of self, cancer, obesity, and others.
All human imbalances can be traced back to blocked emotional, mental, spiritual, and self-protective energies. Further, these blocked energies cause imbalances in our societies, institutions, governments, economies, religions, natural environment as well as our bodies.
For millennia, we have come to earth in bodies and imagined that what we saw was all there was. In fact, what we are seeing, experiencing, and feeling in body is only a small part of who we really are and an even smaller part of All That Is. The vastness of All That Is extends beyond our physical in-body sensing capabilities. We have to become very still and quiet to sense what is beyond our own bodies, feelings, thoughts, and experiences.
We need to listen to our inner selves, our own deep knowing, in order to "hear" beyond our ears, to "see" beyond our eyes, and to "know" beyond our tangible experiences. As we become quiet and peaceful, we learn to experience Divine Presence wherever we are. Before consciously seeking Divine Presence, we may have had experiences with the Divine. The conscious seeking of connection with the Divine Presence means we can connect whenever we want to, not just when the conditions line up perfectly. The longer we consciously seek this relationship and stay on an intentional spiritual path, the more doorways open to Divine Energy.
Our major religions typically teach about God, Divine Presence, The Oneness, or All That Is. However, every person needs personal experiences with the Divine to develop trust and confidence in All That Is. Religions provide general pathways to connection with Divine energy. Every religion endeavors to point in the general direction of Wholeness/God. Individual inner exploration and seeking though provides a lasting, deeply satisfying personal relationship with the Divine.
Some people need just one experience in their life to open the channels with the Divine. Others need regular, consistent experiences with the Divine to really know that Divine energy exists within and all around them.
Mystics spend the core of our lives consciously seeking a relationship with God. We spend months and years pursuing our human relationship with The Great Oneness. At some point, we begin to understand how anyone can do this efficiently and successfully.
My experience has been a journey of increasing awe, amazing revelation, and powerful transformation. I do not recall wishing to be a mystic when I was growing up. Indeed I probably had no idea of what a mystic was. Even now, I do not for the most part fit the stereotypes of a mystic. I am married, have two children and a daughter-in-law, live in an extended family household and have worked all my adult life in the ordinary flow of daily life. In spite of this outward pattern of my life, my inward journey has been that of a mystic. I love all that is revealed about eternal truths, Divine power, infinite love and unbounded knowing. For many years, I could simply never get enough quality time with all things Divine.
I was most fortunate to have spent seven years in intentional Silence, five to eight hours daily, before going about my daily work, greeting my family and sharing our lives together. Though those patterns of intense seeking have altered over the years, the profound Presence of God is the most central characteristic of my life. This relationship continues to inform and transform my life every single day.
This book has been created in partnership with Divine Beings and their shared wisdom. I had been working with Divine Beings as my partners for many years before undertaking this book. We first worked together as I did my personal inner work of clearing away old feeling and thoughts that no longer served me. Then we worked in partnership to help others do their inner work. Now we have continued in partnership to write about how this spiritual healing process brings wholeness in body, mind, and spirit.
This book is about how to intentionally grow an intensely personal relationship with Divine Presence to bring you balance, health, joy, and peace through expanding your own deep well of love.
USING THIS BOOK
There are numerous ways to use this book. You can read straight through the next sections that deal with motivations to meditate, stories about healing, insights about how to expand consciousness, and ways to get ready to consciously connect with the Greater Whole/God/All That Is.
Perhaps though, you have already passed through these topics on your own journey. You might be interested in trying out the healing protocols or casting out negative spirits or learning about how to stop carrying other people's pain or sorrow. Use the Table of Contents as a guide to find where you want to begin.
You can also use this book as a teaching guide for yourself. You can learn to clear your blocked energies and command them out even before reading about the journeys and insights shared here. If that is your calling, go for it. I would suggest you begin with Chapter Seven with the Six-Step Spiritual Healing Protocol. This chapter will get you started. It also has an...
