A planetary alignment. Look for Mars, Jupiter, and Venus shining overhead tonight as bright “stars.” Saturn and Mercury are also in the sky, but will be very low and faint and difficult to spot. Neptune and Uranus can be seen with a telescope. Other recent and near-future multi-planet viewing opportunities: January 2016 – Four planets […]
Swami Shankarananda Baltimore’s Awake Yoga Meditation Community was founded by Swami Shankarananda of the Giri Swami Order. In 1974, his teacher, Swami Premananda, blessed the inauguration of what was then called Divine Life Church of Absolute Monism where I met Swami Shankarananda, known as Acharya Peter, at the time, in 1971. While the Divine Life […]
Portals Over My Home
Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages of Development Stage Approximate Age (years) Virtue: Developmental Task Description 1 0–1 Hope: Trust vs. Mistrust Trust (or mistrust) that basic needs, such as nourishment and affection, will be met 2 1–3 Will: Autonomy vs. Shame Sense of independence in many tasks develops 3 3–6 Purpose: Initiative vs. Guilt Take initiative on […]
Self-Revelation Church of Absolute Monism In 1941, Brahmachari Jotin was consecrated as a Swami by his Guru, Swami Yogananda Paramhansa, the Guru-Preceptor of the Church. Brahmachari Jotin took the name of Swami Premananda, and was consecrated as a Swami by his Guru, Swami Yogananda Paramhansa, the Guru-Preceptor of the Church. On November 23, 1952, the […]
Sushumna and Liberation “Sushumna runs along the spinal cord in the center, through the seven chakras. When the channels are unblocked by the action of yoga, the energy of kundalini uncoils and rises up the sushumna from the base of the spine.While the sushumna came to be envisioned as a vertical channel extending upwards from the heart, navel region, […]
I received a soulful message from the Divine Feminine tonight through Harris’ speech when she said, “In many ways, Donald Trump is an unserious man,” and the consequences of electing him are “extremely serious.” I want to thank Harris for her service in delivering to me soulful messages throughout her speech. And the reason I […]
