by Lynn Jericho | May 3, 2018 | New Spiritual Practices, Sense of Self
In the previous post I wrote about celebration and a good friend sent me this wonderful quote on the importance of celebration from Terry Tempest Williams. “Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at...
by Lynn Jericho | May 3, 2018 | Images of Self, New Spiritual Practices
Celebration honors! It is a form of recollection, review and release of moments in our life experience. In this blog I offer suggestions on the art and .practice of Celebration. What Do We Celebrate? The celebrations can honor an experience of nature, cosmos, the...
by Lynn Jericho | Feb 23, 2018 | Esoteric Christianity, Images of Self, Inner Festivals
Are you in a Strange and Lonely Place? Is your Soul longing for an Inner Lent, a way to recognize, name and struggle with your temptations? Overcome the beasts of your inner wilderness. In the Christian Calendar of worship, we are just over a week into the...
by Lynn Jericho | Feb 12, 2018 | New Spiritual Practices, Sense of Self |
It is so perfect that this year as we are facing the drama and moral complexity of sexual harassment and abuse, Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday are on the same day for the first time since 1945. Hearts and ashes come together challenging us to think, not just react,...
by Lynn Jericho | Feb 1, 2018 | Images of Self, New Spiritual Practices, Understanding Your Soul
I was suddenly almost awake. My body was demanding consciousness through vague discomforts. My shoulder, my wrist, my left hip all needed me to move. My body then wanted to have a conversation with my soul. “Aren’t you uncomfortable, too?” My physical discomfort...
by Lynn Jericho | Jan 25, 2018 | Images of Self, New Spiritual Practices
This essay is 1400 words. It will take about 5-6 minutes to read and much more time to think about. If you bring sufficient attention to it, you will find ways of understanding and establishing elements of comfort that you have never known before. I also hope you...
by Lynn Jericho | Jan 17, 2018 | Images of Self, Inner Year, New Spiritual Practices, Sense of Self, Understanding Your Soul
What do sneakers have to do with the soul? A lot when we think of the body/soul connection. My sneakers have a lot to do with how my soul meets life, stands up, moves forward and feels comfortable. The Real Impact of Sneakers on My Soul I just got a new pair of...
by Lynn Jericho | Oct 31, 2017 | Esoteric Christianity, Inner Year, New Spiritual Practices |
As I grow older I become more aware how important relationships and the conversations that provide the substance of these relationships are. Of all these relationships and conversations, the most meaningful are often the ones we have with the beings we cannot perceive...
by Lynn Jericho | Sep 28, 2017 | Inner Festivals, Sense of Self |
Bow and take three steps back. In this Imagine Self blogpost, I share how these two actions taken inwardly bring freedom and love into the most difficult situations. What is the problem? Your child’s behavior? Your partner? Your weight? Being stuck in traffic? Your...
by Lynn Jericho | Sep 7, 2017 | Images of Self, New Spiritual Practices |
What will you remember at the end of the day…at the end of your life? Life as a passion. Life as a pleasure. Life as a satisfaction. OR Life as a contribution. Life as an impact. Life as mercy. I just spent time with my 97 year old aunt. She is my godmother...
