Monday Book Nook: Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism, by Rabbi Gershon Winkler
Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism, by Rabbi Gershon Winkler. This title leads one to believe it’s for Jews. Certainly, Jews will uncover new depths to their beliefs in reading this book. But for me this is a book for everyone who longs to remember that in our most common of moments, ...
Reversing in the Day
Reversing is one of the key practices of the work I teach. As a practice, reversing is done each night as the last thing before falling asleep. Simply, it is a looking back through your day backwards (for a video with full instructions on how to reverse click here). However, as you become familiar to ...
Earth: Have you Seen Her Lately?
The Secret Door is presented by Safestyle UK I recently tweeted a link to a site with interesting photos around the world. It was sent to me by a friend with the blurb: “This is insane!!!!” I quickly saw the photos and emailed her back “That is so freaking cool!!!” without even thinking about it. ...
Monday Book Nook: The House of Tomorrow Documentary
The House of Tomorrow (documentary film by Hanan Kattan and Shamin Sarif). This documentary is about the first ever TEDx Holy Land. Inspired by the ability of TED conferences to bring together great thinkers, the organizers of TEDx Holy Land brought together both Palestinians and Israelis in an also all-women TED. To hear how these ...
Monday Book Nook: Knowing by Colette Aboulker-Muscat
Sometimes, just a poem is profound. This, from my teacher’s teacher, Colette: Knowing I am not part of Totality! Totality is me, into me. I know then, That I am infinite, Immortal, New forever. (from Alone with the One, Colette Aboulker-Muscat, ACMI Press, 1995)
Where is God?
In High School English class I had an (excellent) teacher, Mrs. Barbara Beaver, who made us memorize several Emily Dickinson poems. I thought this to be no less than high-intensity torture and protested wildly. However, as years have gone by I still remember bits of them, and all of one which I reflect upon often. ...
Receiving
I’ve been thinking a lot about receiving on this book tour. Kabbalah literally translates as receive. It’s interesting to note what that actually means. As R. Gershon Winkler explains it, if I hold out my hand to someone with an apple in it and say “Here’s an apple” and they reach over to take it ...
Monday Book Nook: World Ark (bi-monthly magazine from Heifer.org)
World Ark (bi-montly magazine from Heifer.org; online or in print to donors) http://heifer.org/media/world-ark Anything from Heifer is inspiring to me. I have long supported them, and often make donations in other’s names as gifts. Quick reason why: Heifer’s mission statement is that hunger causes war, and they are devoted to creating self-sustainable families and communities ...
From the Mouths of Babes…
Along the dreaming trail of my book tour I was taken to Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument to hike with my book designer and her family. The area is known for interesting rocks including Apache Tears, little tear-drop shaped pieces of black obsidian rock. As soon as we parked at the trailhead we all bolted ...