The magical medicine of seeing

Theme: Magicians Reporting for Duty Week 10: in which a prison guard and a Broadway star teach us how to see Beautiful Magicians, In the fall of 2013, I flew to New York City to visit my 24-year-old son who was being held in a high security federal prison for the “crime” of refusing to…

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Is there a model for living in beauty, reverence, peace?

Week 30–in which we wonder if humans have ever lived in beauty, reverence, and peace Beautiful Ones, It’s hard to even start writing this Notes from the Field. Because the Field is splattered with so much blood. And tears. War and death continue and continue and continue. Children die. Infants starve. Mothers weep. While politicians…

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It’s time to enter the darkness–the sweet darkness

2024 a year of sacred memory, dreaming dragons, and original prayer Week 48–in which we enter the darkness–the sweet darkness  Friends, soul writers, mystics, witches, and lovers of prayer, Thank you for all your brokenhearted emails and posts after last week’s intense Notes from the Field. Although your words were a balm, reminding me that I…

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What is this radiant blue light trying to tell us?

2024 a year of sacred memory, dreaming dragons, and original prayer Week 30–in which a radiant blue light arrives, stops us cold, and leaves us wondering what just happened Friends, soul writers, mystics, witches, and lovers of prayer, The central mystery and totally unexpected surprise at the heart of the upcoming A.R.T. 4 intensive on Myrrhophore…

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A message from Kahu Lāhela and her Nā Kupuna

The year of the body–Week 39 in which the ancestors speak. And Kahu Lahela listens.   Friends, soul writers, mystics, and lovers of prayer, When I invite a mystic to lead a prayer intensive with me, I always ask her to write a personal message to you, the subscribers of these Notes from the Field. Typically,…

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Ho’oponopono is alive and asking for change

The year of the body–Week 38 in which prayer proves she is ALIVE. Friends, soul writers, mystics, and lovers of prayer, Prayer is alive. Alive. That means prayer grows and morphs and changes. That means sometimes she steps aside and sometimes she marches onto center stage and bursts into song. I never know what prayer is going…

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The 5 prayers in the lost mystical tradition

I had a lot of plans for today’s Notes from the Field. In fact, I had so many delicious topics related to the labyrinth that I was having trouble picking what to write about in this last newsletter before we open a new prayer intensive on Tuesday. I thought I might talk about the labyrinth…

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Two gifts for you: “Breathe” and my birthday sale

“I can’t breathe” George Floyd Friends, soul writers, and lovers of prayer, Last Sunday I introduced the first Prayer Vigil with Kahu Lahela Johnson chanting Oli and leading us in Ho‛oponopono, the ancient Hawaiian prayer of forgiveness. I’ve written about how much I love this prayer for several years now. But, like all original ancient prayers that…

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The miracle of Ho’oponopono returns in our time of pandemic

“Ho’oponopono is a spiritual-soul method of purification that cleanses us from fears and worries, destructive relationship patterns, and any religious dogmas and paradigms that oppose our personal and spiritual development.” Ho’oponopono, Ulrich E. Dupree Friends, soul writers, and lovers of prayer, Ho‛oponopono is a miracle prayer. My son—and I—are living proof. In last Sunday’s Notes from…

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