Do you remember the book The Shack? It was the story of a man’s journey from personal tragedy to spiritual rebirth, with a key component being his conversations with God, who appeared to him as a black woman. It sold more than 10 million copies after its release in 2007 and was later made into a movie—but it was not without its detractors. While the book was based loosely on Biblical scripture and was a huge hit with the Christian… Read more
April 16, 2019
There are 4 types of Intuition. Which do you have?
April 16, 2019 By Tom Rapsas
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Has anyone ever told you to “follow your intuition” or “go with your gut” and left you wondering just what they meant? The psychologist James Hillman defines intuition as a direct sense of knowledge that can happen to a person “without any reflective thinking.” Intuition comes to us as “a sudden idea, a definite judgement, a grasped meaning.” With intuition, we don’t have to think about something. We just know. Yet for some people intuition can be difficult to sense…. Read more
April 10, 2019
6 Steps to Realizing the Christ Consciousness Within You
April 10, 2019 By Tom Rapsas
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Are you familiar with Christ Consciousness? It’s also known as higher consciousness and plays into the idea that you actually have two types of consciousness. There’s the ordinary consciousness or awareness that’s part of our everyday lives—and a more profound type of awareness, or a higher consciousness, that has the power to put you in touch with God. While the idea of higher consciousness dates back to the Bhagavad Vita, which was written about the time Christ walked on this earth,… Read more
April 3, 2019
This may be the best description of God (ever)
April 3, 2019 By Tom Rapsas
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If someone asked you “Who is God?” or “What is God?” how would you answer the question? I gave it my best shot several years ago (here) and can tell you it is no easy task. It is, as the saying goes, like trying to define the undefinable. That’s why, when listening to a recent episode of the radio show Fresh Air, my ears opened wide when I heard the host Terry Gross put the question to Barbara Brown Taylor,… Read more
March 29, 2019
The 6 Keys to Caring for Your Soul
March 29, 2019 By Tom Rapsas
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Chances are, you go for a physical check-up every year. But what about a spiritual check-up? From time to time, it makes sense to take a pause—and evaluate yourself and the world around you to be sure you’re living a life that is both addressing your spiritual needs and caring for your soul. While Thomas Moore may be best known his book Care of the Soul, it was in another of his books, A Life at Work, the Joy of… Read more
March 25, 2019
Is Work Becoming the New Religion?
March 25, 2019 By Tom Rapsas
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Did you ever hear of the 8-Hour Day Movement? It was a global campaign started in the late-1800s to shorten the workweek. At the time, Americans were working an average of 60 hours a week over a six-day workweek. Six 10-hour days. While there were exceptions, it was not until 1938, and the Fair Labor Standards Act, that the 8-hour day, 40-hour week, became the norm. Today, for many in our society, the 40-hour workweek is a thing of the past…. Read more
March 19, 2019
Creating Your Future: A Law of Attraction in 6 Steps
March 19, 2019 By Tom Rapsas
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HaLve you ever read the book or seen the movie called The Secret? Then you know it’s based on a new age philosophy called the Law of Attraction. Its basic premise is that that when you think positive thoughts, you bring good things into your life. As Wikipedia explains: The belief is based on the idea that people and their thoughts are both made from pure energy, and that through the process of like energy attracting like energy a person… Read more
March 12, 2019
Is “The Third Man” Phenomena Proof of Guardian Angels?
March 12, 2019 By Tom Rapsas
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As an antidote to my recent story on evil spirits, I’ve updated a piece I wrote four years ago on “the third man.” I find the idea of guardian angels compelling (I wrote about them last month). In this story, I call out several historical examples from John Geiger’s book The Third Man where some type of guiding force seemed to lead those in imminent danger to safety. Have you heard the story of “the third man” encountered by Ernest… Read more
March 6, 2019
Do Evil Spirits Really Exist? Maybe
March 6, 2019 By Tom Rapsas
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What if I told you that one of the most recognized saints in the Catholic church believed not just in God, but in the presence of evil spirits. Saint Ignatius of Loyola founded the religious order called the Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits, in 1540. Known for their missionary work, the Jesuits are still active today and include 12,000 priests. The current pope, Pope Francis, is a Jesuit. Late in his life, Ignatius collected his thoughts in… Read more
February 26, 2019
The 10-Point Self-Improvement Plan—from Jack LaLanne
February 26, 2019 By Tom Rapsas
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It is a religion with me. It’s a way of life. A religion is a way of life, isn’t it? ~Jack LaLanne on keeping fit My wife sometimes tells me “you’re too much in your head” and I know what she means. At any one time, I’m usually reading or listening to several spirituality-related books and podcasts and recently my head has been swirling with notions of good and evil spirits, Eckhart Tolle and communicating with the dead (more on… Read more
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