The Spirit Challenge will be in 3 parts this Jan:
1) Know Thyself
Knowledge of yourself is critical to spirituality.
"A slight disorder of the stomach makes them cheats. You may
be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of
cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato. There's more of
gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!" -Scrooge from A Christmas Carol
How do you know the difference between something spiritual and a bit of undigested beef?
How do you know its not something altogether different than you believe?
If you haven't already, check out Keith Barry's TED talk on brain magic, and take some time to think about what that might mean about how we look at the world - conciously and unconciously- and how that affects our perception and explanation of reality .
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/keith_barry_does_brain_magic.html
Take some time to write a list of things you might categorize as 'spirit'? When your done, check to see if there is a theme of common thread that runs through the list. Take a list of experiences that you might categorize as 'spirit' and what about it made it spiritual -a feeling, color, texrture?
2. I know that like the Back of my hand....is that a good thing?
Maybe years ago knowing something like the back of your hand meant you knew it pretty well. Draw and outline of a hand and fill in what details you know about the back of your hand. Just spend a few minutes.
Over the course of the month take a few minutes every now and again to examine the back of your hand, and also to draw it every so often.
Think about other aspects of yourself that you hold to know very well, you can explore or substitute that.
3. Religiousness
People most often link religion with sprituality, so write a list of all the religions you can think of, and even a short description.
Over the course of the month, take a few minutes to add to the list and invrestigate a new (or old) religion.
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Q, This seems to be a great start. I like the idea of getting us to ask questions, ask questions, ask questions about your questions and what are the common themes you come out with. Do you think that approach would fit in to this at all? Maybe section 1 or save for later? It seems like there is a spiritual component to that approach, "know the spirit before you know the name." In coyotes guide one exercise is to go out and just ask questions and to not give answers and see where that gets you.
this seems like a good start, as we all learn about religions maybe we could post the resources we find/use.
On a side note I dl'd a couple talks from new demensions.org. One of them was Stephen Simon, Shaman of the Silver Screen. My gues is you already have this but if not I can get you a copy. A really interesting offshoot of this is his website www.spirtualcinemacircle.com which even if you don't subscribe seems like a great resource for trailers etc. See you soon-R
Putting the 'Quest' into question...I like it! I think questioning is totally essential. Another theme I wanted to do is more clearly define within and among ourselves what is 'Spirit'. Using the lens of ones greatest ally, our own Mind & Body experiences.
We talked the other day about how we underutilized the breath of emotions and color into our lives. Instead of just one word for 'snow' or 'cloud' we should have a multitude. And thus it should be with each moment. If we find it too mundane, it is our own fault for not looking deeply and losing the opportunity to ask questions.It's true that there is a common thread that unites all things, but there is also uniques, a soul to each and every living thing who's expression is gift. If we paint our lives with the full gambit of emotions and the full measure of our hearts, then that would truly be a masterpiece.
I haven't heard of Stephen Simon, I'm definitely interested fo sho'!
Peace & Blessings! Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
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