Art of Love
: dedicated to deepening our human connections, so that we lead more spiritually and emotionally fulfilling lives; by exploring the wisdom and secrets of our ancestors, and unveiling the beauty beyond the veil and within ourselves.
Spirituality, Esotericism + Mysticism
The Spiritual Importance of Beauty
We may often think of beauty as something purely physical, but beauty is an experience all encompassing and has deep importance in our spiritual life …
Wild Communion, and the Natural Connection
With reverence, silence, soft eyes and slow gentle motion we can open the pathways and set the beautiful foundation for two worlds to come together, to touch and speak, no matter how seemingly different they are …
The Higher Expression of Venus
Venus is like our body in a dream state – how it gently moves itself through the night to put itself into greater balance. She is that which puts into balance all that isn’t yet, gently reminding us that balance is not static, it is dynamic and ever moving to adjust all into harmony …
What Inspiration Really Means
It is like a rose, whose petals we’ve held and touched, and its scent stays with us long after we’ve unheld it; and then we touch others’ hands with this fragrance, and so it goes on, from hand to hand …
The Path of Bhakti, Devotion and Love
Devotion is the veil through which awareness shows its beautiful face …
Destined Love, the Interweaving between Necessity and Freedom
Necessity and freedom interweave in destiny …
The Mystic’s Path: Sanyasa, Asceticism and Renunciation
What is the meaning and purpose of the spiritual practice of renunciation as it relates to the mystic’s path …
The Art of Being, and the Monastic Teaching of the Lazy Day
The Buddhist practice of the lazy day teaches us the importance of being rather than doing, and through its practice we may find ourselves intentionally expanding our sense of presence and deepening of connections and love …
Wisdom Set in Snow
It’s a knowledge, it’s a wisdom and trust gained in snow; as winter shows us the timing and cycles of the land, the patience of rhythm, how all shapes even when we can’t yet see it, and what we’re made of …
Happy Orthodox Easter!
“The kingdom of God is inside you, and all around you, not in mansions of wood and stone. Split the wood, and I am here … lift the stone, and I am here; you will find me here, there, and always in your heart” …
The Hidden Potential Within You
You are a seed, you are the mighty tree, the beautiful fragrance of the blossom, and the sweetest apple …
The Poems of God
We are, as human beings, the poems of God …
