Spiritual Guidance
November 14, 2012 By Lara Owen 2 Comments
The reason I have lived the life I have lived, studied the subjects, written the books, lived in the places, been, or not been, in the relationships has been because I have listened to my spiritual guidance. I can remember being aware of being spiritually guided from as young as I was aware I was alive. There have been times when the guidance has been harder to hear, and times when it has been crystal clear. In my teens and early twenties I found navigating the passage into adulthood … [Read More...]
Self-Sabotage and the Soul
September 5, 2012 By Lara Owen 1 Comment
I know I said two posts ago that my next post would be on divine guidance, but the inspiration to write that has yet to hit, and instead, here is a post on why we sometimes fail to fulfil our promises! And what it means when that actually goes to the extent of apparently harming us. The usual psychological line on self-sabotage is that it stems from self-hatred. When in the grip of the inner saboteur people forget to do crucial tasks, antagonise those who could help them, fail to defend … [Read More...]
The Assumption of Mary, Isis, and Ancient Goddess traditions
August 15, 2012 By Lara Owen 1 Comment
Today, August 15th, is the festival of the Assumption of Mary — the anniversary of her death and her assumption to heaven in bodily form. Other names for this day, one of the most special in the Catholic calendar, are The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; The Assumption of Mary Into Heaven; The Dormition of the Theotokos; The Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary’s festival is one of the earliest and most continuous of the Christian feast days, dating … [Read More...]
The Higher Self
August 7, 2012 By Lara Owen 3 Comments
by Lara Owen When I was first asked to contribute to Patheos by writing this blog, I did a thing I often do. I asked my higher self a) if I should ("it" said YES!), and b) what I should call it. This is what I "heard" in response: A Spiritual Life. I wanted to know more details, how I should frame the blog to myself, and to readers. So then I did a thing I do every day when I am writing -- I somehow merged my own thinking with that of something else and gradually, tweaking what I wrote in … [Read More...]
The Longings of the Soul
July 10, 2012 By Lara Owen 5 Comments
weaving the longings of the soul, the guidance of the higher self, the patterns of the natural world, and the necessities of everyday life……into a workable kind of spirituality My own sense of my personal soul, or psyche, is that it is an underpinning element, perhaps even the core, of my awareness. This soul is both personal yet also, at the same time, non-personal and transpersonal. This soul operates in a personal sense in that I am a coherent individual, who is a vehicle, a … [Read More...]
What do we mean by the Soul?
July 8, 2012 By Lara Owen 4 Comments
weaving the longings of the soul, the guidance of the higher self, the patterns of the natural world, and the necessities of everyday life……into a workable kind of spirituality As a writer I work with language, and I am fascinated by how we use language in the context of spirituality. Language is tricky: our mutually agreed upon use of words can reflect society’s limits to perception (which is why we sometimes borrow spiritual terminology from other cultures). By trying to nail down … [Read More...]
Spirituality in Everyday Life
June 28, 2012 By Lara Owen 8 Comments
weaving the longings of the soul, the guidance of the higher self, the patterns of the natural world, and the necessities of everyday life……into a workable kind of spirituality Welcome to my new blog at Patheos.com. I’m excited to be here, and looking forward to having dialog with readers, getting feedback, and sharing ideas and experiences. I’m going to be writing here about all kinds of things, stuff about my own life, stories I hear along the way, nuggets from my ongoing … [Read More...]
Summer Solstice 2012
June 20, 2012 By Lara Owen 1 Comment
by Lara Owen, June 20 2012 It feels auspicious to be inaugurating my brand new Patheos blog at the Solstice. I've found it both centering and inspiring to understand more about the ancient solar traditions that predate our electrical age and connect us into the ground and unity of our human experience here on earth. Here is a brief history and overview of the Solstice, followed by a look at the astrology of this year's turning of the season. It’s the Summer Solstice at midnight (00:08) … [Read More...]
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