Category Archives: Lessons

by Michael Maciel We have to be careful not to insist that those who have committed evil be punished for what they have done, because at the end of this life, we will stand in judgment of our own deeds, … Continue reading →

by Michael Maciel If you identify yourself as your physical body, reincarnation can seem farfetched. But if you identify yourself as a trans-physical being, regardless of what words you use to describe it (such as “soul”) then reincarnation blends seamlessly into the experience … Continue reading →

  by Michael Maciel There is only one story, says the famous mythologist, Joseph Campbell, and that is The Hero’s Journey. It is the story of all of us as we leave the safety of the known and venture into … Continue reading →

by Michael Maciel It’s especially important during times like these, when emotions are running high and fingers are pointing in all directions, when everyone is desperately trying to make sense of a world that is clearly going insane, that we … Continue reading →

by Michael Maciel It’s not a difficult concept. The esoteric teachings say that the Christ Being, the Lord of the Sun, the Son/Sun of God, voluntarily shrunk Itself down into the body of a little child. It did this for … Continue reading →

by Michael Maciel In boxing, there are training exercises where parts of your body are restricted. Your ankles are tethered together to keep you from over-reaching and getting off-balance. Your strong arm is lashed to your body so that you’re … Continue reading →

by Michael Maciel   Meditation is paint drying. It is grass growing. It is the surface of water on a windless day. It is the body of mind, the mind of body—the act of being without doing. It is deep, … Continue reading →

“…I would like to beg you dear Sir, as well as I can, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in … Continue reading →

by Michael Maciel Spiritual alchemy is not so hard to understand if you look at it as chemistry. Core principle of alchemy: solve et coagulae (dissolve and recombine). In chemistry, we break substances down into their constituent components and then … Continue reading →

This is my response to a Facebook friend, Gary R. Markley, to his question, “…must we cultivate our conscious awareness to be at the level of where thought arises from, cultivate Being?And from there the Word moves?” This is part … Continue reading →