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Category Archives: Spirtual Practice
Coyote Work
Coyote is the Trickster, the border crosser. Some would say the border violator. In slang, a coyote is someone who guides people who prefer to not use the official border crossings into the Promised Land. Religious reformers guide you into … Continue reading
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Posture Matters
Meditation seems to be a mental exercise—mindfulness, quieting the mind, etc. And I\’m finding that the body/mind connection is more apparent in my meditation practice than anywhere else in my life. Some lessons are obvious, if my head is on … Continue reading
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Practice vs. Rehearsal
It took several years to understand the difference between practice and rehearsal. We practice to build skills. We rehearse for a performance. Musicians practice scales and rehearse songs. Études blur that—music written for students to improve skills. And great études … Continue reading
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Pilgrim to an Unknown Shrine
Walking, staff at hand, on pilgrimage to an unknown shrine. Each fork I ask, “Are you it?” Looking out the night window, I see the wrong landscape. No idea what’s right, but that isn’t it. “God said unto Abram, ‘Get … Continue reading
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Paths
There were so many paths, so many people and signs. The Dark Path\’s entrance lit with neon signs. The Light Path not so well illuminated, nor trod. But that was then and now has come down to just a single … Continue reading
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Advent
I like the insights into human reality embodied in language. The Spanish verb esperar is interesting. It means to wait, to hope. As one native Spanish speaker explained, \”It is that for which we are willing to wait.\” In English, … Continue reading
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Build Yourself a Recovery Routine
A post from the Brooklyn to Mars blog. Build yourself a recovery routine. As artists, we can find ourselves being sucked into the void without a way out. This is why so many have succumbed to the drink or worse. … Continue reading
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