A Meeting with Chu-Ko Yen

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Guest Post by Nigel Bell

Early in the morning, I beat the tourist crowds to Florence‘s Boboli gardens to get some writing and contemplation done. After two weeks on holidays, I needed to get away to a place where I could gather my thoughts and hold a spiritual focus without distraction.

During a spiritual exercise the night before, I was having Master Chu-Ko Yen enter my awareness. He was the subject of a spiritual exercise I created.

Letting Go

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Guest Post by Nettie Clarke

Many years ago, a friend asked me if I would like to go with her to meet two little dogs that needed a home. She had originally sold them to a woman who moved and had left them with her brother who had no time for them. When I entered the home where they were staying, the entire living room was filled with a brilliant blue light. I recognized the Light as the presence of my spiritual teacher. As soon as I recognized the sign, the blue light disappeared.

“Somethin’s Comin'” (Song)

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By Michael Avery

2025 promises to be a year of great change. Yes, a tough year in some respects, but huge improvements in many areas. At least that’s what I’m expecting.

The title of the song embedded below hints at what most of us are feelin’ in our bones. If the changes bring us a greater capacity to love, we should embrace 2025 with open arms and grateful hearts.

“Sunshine”

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Guest Post by Gloria Lionz

This haiku arrived while making soup; they ‘whispered’ and I heard.
Every moment can be a miracle… when we’re open to what appears before & within us.

Befriending Bigfoot

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By Michael Avery

“Jeremiah was a bullfrog, was a good friend of mine.”

Few people realize that this Three Dog Night song has ties with Colliding Rivers and the community of Glide, Oregon. A famous songwriter used to live in a log cabin overlooking the North Umpqua River. His mom got the family business of songwriting started when she wrote a hit for Elvis called “Heartbreak Hotel.”

In the Company of Angels

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Guest Post by Karl LaRowe

Where Angels Gather

Angels really do exist. They are amongst us in our everyday lives. They appear as ordinary people except for the pools of love and kindness that swirl in their eyes when you allow yourself to meet their gaze with an open heart. Most of the time, meeting an angel is a rare and wonderful experience in our world today. This was not the case however during our last trip to Birch Bay over the Christmas holidays. We met angels everywhere.

“Show Me Love”

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By Pichaya Avery

One morning, I was guided to experiment with a spiritual exercise called “Show Me Love.”1 It is simply to ask God to show you truth, wisdom, understanding, or love. For a whole week, I had been struggling with a minor conflict with someone and contemplating on finding the best way to resolve the issue with greater spiritual awareness and grace.

I sang HU for a few minutes and asked the Inner Teacher inwardly to show me love. Then, I heard the Inner Teacher’s voice. “Go to the park, now.” 

Ambassadors of Acceptance

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Guest Post by Gloria Lionz

Small or large, dainty or “hefty” of stature 

They’ve enrolled in a lifetime of service

Their “job interviews” occur only on the Soul plane

Despite never receiving a promotion or a review, they exceed every expectation or way of “being” humans may devise.

The Subversive Side of Gophers (Parable)

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By Michael Avery

Recently, I was recalling how my mom used to cut the ends off the bacon when my brother and I were growing up. When I asked her about this, she replied that it was the way she’d always done it. It was how her own mother had done it when she was growing up. When we discovered the reason why my grandmother always cut the ends off the bacon, my mom and I had a good laugh. I wrote a parable one day to share the lesson we learned from the experience with others.

An Exceptional Near Death Experience

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Guest Post by Riley Carson

In this YouTube video (22 minutes long), a man named Shaman Oaks relates his extraordinary near death experience. During the experience, his spiritual guide taught him ten things to know about life. Here are eight of them listed in order of importance according to Shaman’s guide:

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