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Creating Bridges: Spirituality & Philosophy:
Wisdom Walks In Circles:
Since we were very young, we have been told to remember to say our prayers.
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Do you pray to get Spirit’s attention? Do you pray only when you are in great need? Is it when all else fails that you pray? Do you feel confident that you know how to have a conversation with God/Great Spirit/Goddess Mother? Do you believe that angels, spirit guides, power animals, saints and ancestors show up when you pray? Do you feel you have to call on them in order for them to come to you? Even when the voice of your personality is not engaged in your unique practice of prayer, do you believe or sense that your soul is always engaged in prayer? When is your soul not in communication with Source? When are you not praying?
Guidance is constant. You are always praying.
The stream of soultalk is constant and yet, we often only hear it when we quiet ourselves and find moments of stillness. We commune with nature at these times or sit in meditation with the intent to be in communication with Spirit. Even though we are always, in every moment, with every thought and feeling, in communication with spirit, we often fail to hear the eternal stream of our soul's guidance. We separate from spirit with our minds and hearts, but spirit never separates from us. Spirit is always there, in communication with us. We feel cut off from Spirit when we fail to listen and fail to realize that every moment of our lives is a form of communication with the Divine. The wind in the tree branches, the call from a neighbor, the stopped-up toilet, the balancing of the checkbook, the fight with a friend, are all forms of divine communication. Divine guidance comes in the smallness of life, the aspects of insignificant living. Each inhale is a prayer, and each exhale is the prayer's answer.
Opening to the channel of overflowing guidance is the act of intuitive prayer. It arises out of stillness, peaceful relaxation, dreaming and meditation, which are techniques we use to get out of our own way. For it is our ‘way’ that creates the illusion of blocks to the constant flow of guidance. We are never blocked. We simply buy into the illusion that we are blocked, so we develop techniques to unblock our illusions of being blocked.
Caroline Myss says we are not creatures with a soul but we are creatures of the soul. We don’t have a soul; we are a soul that is one with Source. The act of prayer is the opening of our channel for grace. It is our way of stopping for a moment, stepping out of the activity of the day and saying, “Hey, Spirit, I’m here, sending you a voice. I’m open to your inspiration because in this moment, I am touching you, I’m connecting and acknowledging the sacred.”
And that feels good. Our emotions tell us so. When we touch into the divine flow that is constantly guiding us, no matter the outcome, it feels really good in the moment of prayer. You know it does, because you have experienced these moments of grace. That feeling of real goodness is all the feedback we need. For a moment we are relieved, revived, recharged with what is real and true and cannot be denied. We are soul and as such, we cannot “Not Pray”. It’s impossible. And we cannot “Not Receive Guidance”. We can ignore it, tune it out, dismiss and determine it invalid. But we cannot stop the channel of grace, for it is life force itself, and it is our forever companion on this path of life.
The power of intuitive prayer comes from simply sitting with God. It is, in the words of my wise teenage children, hanging out. To hang out means to be with another with no agenda, no plan, and no expectations. Teens get together the way I sense we could and should join with God. They hang out in communion with their friends in the present moment and just see what transpires. What if we tried to hang out with Source? Just hang out with Spirit without a reason why. I wonder, what we would discover?
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Margaret Lewis,
Author & Shamanic Practitioner
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Margaret is a highly regarded professional speaker, workshop facilitator, business and personal development consultant, gifted spiritual practitioner and author. For over 20 years she has provided countless training seminars and workshops on a wide range of life management and personal development skills.
Margaret H. Lewis offers self-development tools for personal transformation that include books, spiritual counseling, and online courses. Embark on your journey of self-empowerment and discover greater access to your inner voice of intuition, which will bring you clarity of individual purpose and the bliss of manifesting your dreams.
Margaret’s upcoming book, Landings, The Spiritual Return to Living Fully in the Body, is due for release in 2006! Read a brief overview of the Landings storyline --
http://www.wisdomwalks.
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Margaret’s first book, Wisdom Walks In Circles, The Spiraling Journey of Your Inner Voice, offers a compelling story of a hero's journey to the heart of intuition. In private consultations, Margaret has assisted hundreds of people in releasing the blocks that are holding them back from achieving their goals and visions of fulfillment.
To set up an appointment with Margaret, please email her at
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or visit her online store at
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A Note from Margaret:
Each Wisdom Walks Online Learning Experience, whether it be an online course, personal seminar, or a focused mini-course, addresses a specific life stage and its particular attribute of intuition. There are no pre-requisite courses. You are welcome to join our series of courses from any stage on the wheel of life.
Online courses include a comprehensive workbook, online audio versions of all the meditation and visualization practices, two conference calls with your classmates and Margaret, and the online message board for discussion circles relating to the work of the course.
To Read more about Margaret's Online Offerings
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Come join Margret in an online adventure of spirit with unique coursework offering pathways for reuniting with your Wise Inner Teen!
Visit her site for a full course description:
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