by Lynn Jericho | Jun 5, 2022 | Wisdom of Selfhood
Today, the 7th Sunday after Easter, is the Christian Festival of Pentecost or Whitsun. There are many elements to this festival, perhaps more than any other Holy Day in Christianity. What does each element mean? Not just for the telling of the story, but the...
by Lynn Jericho | May 13, 2022 | Images of Self, Understanding Your Soul
The Karma of a Brief Lifetime a Wisdom Imagination I’ve been very busy preparing for the program, “Beyond 63.” Beyond 63 will look at the meaning and purpose of our long lives, what lessons we learned in the art of being human, and the evolution of our...
by Lynn Jericho | Apr 12, 2022 | Esoteric Christianity, Inner Festivals
Loving the Corpse: The Pieta Experience In this Inner Easter post, I am going to suggest that behind all the Pieta sculptures and paintings is one of the great lessons or initiations or thresholds of inner development. It makes Easter live in your heart of hearts. ...
by Lynn Jericho | Mar 2, 2022 | Esoteric Christianity, Images of Self, Inner Year
It’s Ash Wednesday. Many Christians go early to church on Ash Wednesday to have a cross of ashes drawn on their forehead to declare their penitence and mortality. Dust to dust. Here’s a brief history of Ash Wednesday. The image of dust-to-dust bothers me...
by Lynn Jericho | Feb 8, 2022 | Images of Self, Understanding Your Soul
Last month as I was meditating on 2022 and my intentions for the year, the word, “unfettered,” popped into my consciousness. It felt like a gift from the gods, not just something clever I chose. I was definitely NOT looking for a word for the year. Immediately,...
by Lynn Jericho | Dec 2, 2021 | Images of Self, New Spiritual Practices
Would it calm you to have a conscious path for your inner development: a process, a practice, and evolving perspectives. Conscious inner development never offers perfection. If you are seeking perfection, you will never experience joy, grace, or miracle. You will...
by Lynn Jericho | Dec 2, 2021 | Esoteric Christianity, Images of Self, Inner Festivals, Inner Year
Inner Neutrality is essential to Your Inner Advent Define neutrality for yourself. What does it mean to be neutral? What does it feel like to be neutral? Here are some thoughts toconsider. Neutralʼs etymology is from Latin neuter ʻneither,ʼ from ne- ʻnotʼ + uter...
by Lynn Jericho | Oct 20, 2021 | Images of Self, Understanding Your Soul
“I Matter!” Say this every day at least three times. Out loud! Feet on the Ground! Head High! Shoulders Relaxed! Chest full! Know that today (every day) you matter. You have value. You have significance. You have consequence. You have importance. You have...
by Lynn Jericho | Sep 24, 2021 | Substack, Wisdom of Selfhood
The season is changing. So are you and so am I. Let’s pay creative attention to the changes by imagining them and then shaping clear intentions for how we will move in the flow of time. Planning how your intentions will manifest in time is a spiritual practice. I’ve...
by Lynn Jericho | Sep 23, 2021 | Images of Self, New Spiritual Practices, Wisdom of Selfhood
She called last night. Her voice was fragile. She hadn’t called me in years, but the bond has always lived in our hearts. She was calling to tell me she was in palliative care with cancer and would soon be crossing the threshold. Shock. Sadness. My heart stopped for...