"To change a major paradigm is to
change our definition of what is possible."
~ Mark B. Woodhouse

As above, so below. As it is within us, so it is outside of us. As you think, so you are. As you believe, so it is. These are the teachings of sages and wise persons throughout the ages, and the pioneers of modern science are giving credence to mystical teachings with their own scientific research.

In addition to these being age-old spiritual or mystical concepts, or more recent theories of quantum physics, they're also infinitely practical — our inner state affects what we think, how we perceive, what we attract, and what we create. It affects our relationships with others, and how effectively we discern and manifest our highest potential in and through the world around us. Though it can seem like magic, it's often also just plain common sense.

In Western culture, we've for too long been over-focused on externals — external standards, belief systems, opinions, expectations, and norms. To be 'successful' you conformed to a rather limited list of superficial things, and pretty much ignored any inklings or callings that conflicted with outside norms. As such, you spend a whole lot of time 'outside of yourself.' For many, there is a growing sense that it's time to come home.

In the perspective of some indigenous peoples, this has been our dominant 'group dream' — a dream that sometimes seems to take a nightmarish turn, and from which we try to awaken so that we might 'change the dream.'

With cutting-edge findings from science and medicine, and age-old sage guidance from Wisdom traditions, we know much more about the link between mind, body, and Spirit. We know that our 'inner state' is linked to what we experience and create in our 'external life'.

We know that 'balance' is about much more than just getting the right ratio between work life and home life. Reality, as it turns out, is defined and created within us. We choose our individual and collective dreams. In our Heart of hearts we've always known this; we've just forgotten this Wisdom.

Reacquainting with your inner state — and the ways your Higher guidance and Spirit speak to you — seems to offer the primary path to feeling truly aligned, harmonious, and balanced; it's the only path to a life that seems Graceful, in flow, rewarding and meaningful.

It's the only path that shows the way through challenges and Dark Nights, and illustrates and illuminates the higher purpose and next right actions. It's the way of being that has been cast aside in a culture of perpetual (but mindless) doing. And it's the path that one finds woven through every wisdom and spiritual tradition there is.

And it's the way of 'saving Grace' for us now. While the takes can seem very high, the Way can be positive, meaningful, joyful, creative and fun. Indeed, it must be!

Understanding the language of your own inner-guidance system

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