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After hearing about my vision for the upcoming alumni retreat, Know and Show: We Are the Body, Director of WTC's School of Spiritual Direction, Kasey Hitt, asked me to clarify what I mean by "spiritual gifts."
Within the Christian tradition, spiritual gifts are understood as ways the Spirit works t...
A Lighter Way Week Seven: Healing at the EdgesÂ
Reflection
The Lord heals the brokenhearted, the anxious, the hurting, the sick. Woman with the flow of blood (Matthew 9:20–22; Mark 5:25–34; Luke 8:43–48)
Recently, I was struggling with intense anxiety, especially at night. This anxiety manifested...
A Lighter Way Week 5
From the Spirit Wheel by Steven Charleston:
What I Saw as a Child
When I was a child I thought of the world around me
As a magical place
With small spirits darting through my grandmother’s garden
Like fireflies at night
Unseen voices whispering stories
From the branches ...
Someone asked me recently, “Who’s allowed to come to Wisdom Tree Collective gatherings?”
The answer? Everyone.
One of the challenges of building something meant to cultivate deep community and meaningful connection is the subtle formation of an “in-group” and “out-group.” Even with the best intent...
" At its foundation, it is a journey of opening our hearts to the love of all those sacred beings who dwell in spiritual form across the veil. Our Western minds may tell us that what we see is all there is, but the religious and mystical imagination knows a deeper truth."
~Christine Valters Pai...
