Category Archives: Lessons

We are each born with certain spiritual gifts—some with more, some with less, some unique and specific, some quite general and broad. Some have the ability to heal, others the ability to teach, and some have the ability to be … Continue reading →

by Michael Maciel It stands to reason that the Age of Aquarius would bring changes in all areas of life, including the time-honored traditions of the teacher/student relationship. Perhaps especially in this area, since Aquarius represents a major course-correction in … Continue reading →

As you can tell, The Mystical Christ is a series of articles and essays on the spiritual life. It’s your go-to place for thoughtful, insightful examinations of spiritual principles and beliefs. The Mystical Christ Newsletter on Facebook is a bulletin … Continue reading →

by Michael Maciel …continued from World Priest In order to be a world priest, you have to know what is essential to spirituality. You have to be willing to strip away the jargon of your own beliefs and the beliefs of … Continue reading →

It would be ridiculous to think that just because we cannot see something that it does not exist. It would be like saying that nothing exists on the other side of a wall, that the limit of our vision is the … Continue reading →

The trouble with living in the scientific age is that few of the words we use in religion make any sense. One-time Unity minister in New York City and metaphysics teacher, Eric Butterworth, said, “God is a three-letter word.” No one agrees on … Continue reading →

Is it no longer enough, spiritually speaking, to think of ourselves as members of a particular religion, citizens of a particular country, or proponents of a particular ideology. The time of secular thinking, of nationalistic thinking, and ideological thinking is … Continue reading →

Bringing Matter to Life with Sound

by Michael Maciel Our normal tendency when we face the evil within ourselves is to try to change it. This is the beginning of sorrows, because the more we try to change it, the stronger it gets. If instead of resisting it … Continue reading →

The people who wrote the Bible would be astonished if they could see the extent to which we read their stories as if they really happened. I use the word “extent” because it’s not that they didn’t happen, in one form … Continue reading →