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Horizons Magazine
JULY 1999
We're celebrating our 7th year of publication and I want to thank everyone
who made it possible ~ and that includes our readers first and foremost.
I started to list everyone I wanted to thank, and the list soon became too
long to fit in this issue.
I spent time contemplating everyone who helps make Horizons Magazine happen each month, from our writers, advertisers and distributors, to the man in the auto bodyshop in Salinas, California in '96 who sold me the used tilt back swivel office chair I sit in (and often sleep in) and love every day of my life. It included the guy who laid the tile in my office and the postal system for always delivering in perfect time.
It included my best friend, neighbor and spiritual brother Doug Cobb who is my mentor, my muse and my liaison to the real world when I find myself becoming too self absorbed in Andrealand. Taking the time to ponder what you are thankful for is a powerful meditation and you could add a few minutes of that each day to your spiritual practice.
Many people ask me about beginning a spiritual practice, yet many already have a bit of a practice going and don't know it; they don't think of it as being spiritual practice. Prayer before meals and bedtime is a spiritual practice. Sharing what you're grateful for on Thanksgiving is a spiritual practice. Holding doors for the elderly is a spiritual practice. Doing any kind of service to others is a spiritual practice. Anything can be spiritual practice if you look at it that way.
My own daily practice consists of some time in prayer and meditation. I spend a few minutes circulating chi through my body and breathing through my chakras. I like to chant, so I'll do a few minutes of that, sometimes playing my crystals bowls at the same time. I do some yoga stretches and deep breathing, keeping my attention focused on whatever part of my body I am using. (Doing it with the tv on or while thinking of something else won't give you the exalted state you might otherwise achieve.) I spend a few minutes reviewing an ongoing list I have of things I'm grateful for, just as a brief reminder, and add to it anything else I think of. I review an ongoing list of things I want to achieve in my life, and add to it anything else that comes to mind. I do a few minutes of creative visualization for whatever I want to bring into my life next.
Your own practice can be anywhere from 10 minutes spent each morning, to an hour or more a few times a day. Once you get into a routine of spiritual practice, you'll find yourself with more time than you thought possible for everything else going on in your life. You'll begin to have less dramas and less chaos, and more peace and clarity and serenity. Sounds good, huh? I'd love to hear from everyone what they do for spiritual practice, it's one of my favorite topics. I especially enjoy getting feedback by email to Horizonmag@aol.com.
Oh, speaking of America Online, they've been kind enough to schedule me every other Wednesday evening at 9:00pm Eastern Time in their Tarot Friends Chat room for a metaphysical discussion. If you like to join us, sign on and "locate" me.