Spiritual Guidance

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 [...]

Self-Sabotage and the Soul

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 [...]

The Assumption of Mary, Isis, and Ancient Goddess traditions

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 Higher Self

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, [...]

The Longings of the Soul

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 [...]

What do we mean by the Soul?

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 [...]

Spirituality in Everyday Life

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 [...]

Summer Solstice 2012

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. [...]