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- The Secret Life of a Feminist - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2013 from Lisa RaphaelThe Secret Life of a Feminist By Lisa Raphael The story of O was my bedside companion from the time of my first sexual encounters until I left my husband, thirty-five years later. A liberated woman, I never understood my fascination with the book. The story of O describes the ...
Views: 1070(1 vote) - Fairy Tale Marriage - by Submitted on May 26, 2013 from Lisa RaphaelThe Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen became the script of my fairy tale marriage. A poor waif is wanders in the cold trying to sell her matches. Freezing, she lights them, one by one, to warm herself. Each flame illuminates a different illusion of a warm, welcoming home that ...
Views: 857(1 vote) - The Fourth Eye: Eye of the Universe - by Submitted on May 26, 2013 from Lisa RaphaelThe Fourth Eye: Eye of the Universe By Lisa Raphael The third eye is well known to seekers of truth and knowledge. The third eye, located between the eyebrows, is associated with the sixth sense, intuition, gut feeling. The third eye enhances our ability to tune in to the spiritual. If ...
Views: 1155(1 vote) - Passover memory in Egypt 2005 - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2012 from Lisa RaphaelIn February of 2005, I embarked on a spiritual pilgrimage to Egypt, intending to connect with humanity's ancient ancestry. What happened there, on the Nile, once again reminded me of my deep, soul-level connection with my people, the Hebrews. It is, truly, a modern Passover story: As my seven ...
Views: 1152 - The Spider in the Void - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2012 from Lisa RaphaelThe Spider in the Void This morning, as I watched a spider weave her web in front of our kitchen window, I GOT it in a way that was more direct that any inspirational message, philosophy, scientific speculation, guidance or prophecy could express. She started from where she just happened to ...
Views: 1508 - Dealing With Loss - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2012 from Lisa Raphael“Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings” - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross h For most of us the experience of loss - be it of a loved one, a job, a pet, a home, a favorite ...
Views: 999 - co-dependence to co-creation - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2012 from Lisa RaphaelCo-Dependence to Co-Creation Co-dependence has gotten a bad rap! The core of co-dependence is caring more about another person than yourself - and that has been considered heroic in legend and religion for eons! We are told that Christ gave his life for us; we honor those who sacrifice their ...
Views: 864(1 vote) - All You Ever Wanted to Know About Healing - by Submitted on May 26, 2013 from Lisa RaphaelIt is truly inspiring to witness, through this and similar magazines and expos around the globe, how many diverse and exciting approaches there are to healing. Yet beyond the differences, the specialties, the variety of emphases on physical, emotional spiritual or general healing, there are ...
Views: 1171 - Health and Wealth - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Lisa RaphaelEver since we chanted “early to bed, early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy and wise” as children, we have been lead to believe that there is a magic formula for health and wealth. The newspapers, television and airwaves are full of marketers touting the latest formulas for perfect health ...
Views: 1192(1 vote) - Do I HAVE to Relax? - by Submitted on May 26, 2013 from Lisa RaphaelThere is nothing more annoying than being told to relax when we are involved in an important project, trying to meet a deadline, or juggling multiple responsibilities. It feels like one more demand. “How CAN I relax” you want to say, “when I’ve got all this stuff to deal with?” Yet we ...
Views: 1046 - On Becoming an Elder - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Lisa Raphael“It takes one a long time to grow young” wrote Pablo Picasso. How true! When we are young, we are all wrinkled up in side. As we dare to become more and more of our true selves, those inner wrinkles become smooth as a baby’s skin. I am so glad most of my wrinkles are now on the outside. One ...
Views: 1139(1 vote) - Minefields and Mirrors of Relationships - by Submitted on May 26, 2013 from Lisa RaphaelThe realization that relationships are basically mirrors is the key to healing any and every relationship?with ourselves, with others, with nature and with the universe. We are all inter- connected. What we think, feel and do affects everything around us. We are one. Our entire environment is a ...
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