Intrinsic Heart

In Praise of Fire In the name of Fire, The Flame, And the Light: Praise the pure presence of Fire That burns from within Without thought of Time. – John O’Donohue Excerpt from “In Praise of Fire,” from his book...

Light and fire are two of the most potent and universal symbols, found in every tradition, in every culture. Like all true symbols, they convey meaning, not just information, and bring to conscious awareness what our inner being already knows....

If you would enter into the wilderness, do not begin without a blessing. Do not leave without hearing who you are: Beloved, named by the One who has traveled this path before you. Do not go without letting it echo...

This morning I did Tai Chi in a beautiful spot on a platform overlooking a garden.  It’s a high platform, the third in a series of platforms placed above and slightly behind each other, at the very end of the...

 I am so small walking on the beach at night under the widening sky. The wet sand quickens beneath my feet and the waves thunder against the shore. I am moving away from the boardwalk with its colorful streamers of...

Let’s not think about being everywhere all at once – in your kitchen at home and simultaneously at a coffee shop in Spain, on the moon, and in a cave in Bermuda. Let’s not think about that – which is...