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Sure It’s Hard and an Insane Society: But the path to bliss leads through despair; egos must be “destroyed” before new worlds can be born

Posted on September 19, 2015 by sillymickel

…on relationships, Sure It’s Hard….” to think that it is easy is probably to be an impostor (p. 134). He asserts that the people who are really making the changes in male-female relationships and becoming fuller human beings, you can … Continue reading →

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Life doesn’t have to be so damn painful…. You cannot screw it up

Posted on April 12, 2014 by sillymickel

In spiritual rebirth, and life in general, when it comes to the difficult parts we have the choice to block, accept, and surrender … and even run away … and to vary and alternate and tweak our responses. … So … Continue reading →

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Where There Is Hope and What Did You Expect Awakening to Look Like? Look Hard Enough, You Just Might See the Seeds of Light Amidst the Darkness Surrounding.

Posted on May 31, 2013 by sillymickel

Rebirthing Rituals, the Hard Rain Fallin’, and the Value of Popular Culture in Awakening: The Price of Peace Is Inner Sight … Better Hitler Had Jumped Into Mosh Pits Chapter Ten: Where There Is Hope, Cultural Rebirthing Societal Self-Analysis and … Continue reading →

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Sins of the Father and Cosmic Encouragement: What Real and Unritualized Spiritual Experience Looks Like — “But Always Are We Here Helping.”

Posted on February 23, 2013 by sillymickel

“Don’t Despair. There Are Others Doing It With You, and We’re Here, Too”: Ritual As Shadow Experience, Part Eight — Always Are We Helping You I wish now to provide another example of real, unritualized spiritual experience … this time … Continue reading →

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For Earth’s Sake, Get Real Already: “Sure It’s Hard! But Always Are We Here Helping You,” Part One

Posted on September 8, 2012 by sillymickel

“Sure It’s Hard! But Always Are We Here Helping You,” Part One: The Spiritual Quest, For Earth’s Sake! Summary of “Sure It’s Hard But Always Are We Here Helping You”: This details the spiritual experience I had in 1980 which set … Continue reading →

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Rebirthing Rituals, Part – 6: Societal Self-Analysis and Talk Show Soul-Searching for Peace … Sorry, I Know You Wanted to Hate Reality Shows.

Posted on July 22, 2012 by sillymickel

The Price of Peace Is Inner Sight: Rebirthing Rituals, Part – 6: Societal Self-Analysis, an Internet Reformation, and Talk Show Soul-Searching for Peace Societal Self-Analysis Culture War Replaced Cold War We see the workings of these opposing tendencies to look … Continue reading →

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With Sedentary Ways, Humans Began Wrestling Their Angels, Say Planetmates in the Thirteenth Prasad: Resisting Divine Assistance and Roots of the Apocalypse Today

Posted on December 18, 2011 by sillymickel

Like Jacob Wrestling the Angel, in Your Switch to Sedentary Life You Confused Divine Assistance with Evil: “You Saw Difficulties … Deprivations, and Pain as to Be Avoided Instead of as the Blessings of Divinity.” The Great Reveal from the … Continue reading →

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War, Violence, and Earth Murder – Getting By With a Little Help from Human Nature

Posted on August 29, 2011 by sillymickel

War, Violence, Earth .. and Our Tendency to Always Screw Up a Good Thing What’s So Bad About Good? Derailing the Cycles of War and Violence The question posed at the end of the last chapter was whether we would … Continue reading →

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Derailing War and Violence: Can You Handle Happiness?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by sillymickel

Derailing War and Violence: Can You Handle Happiness? The question posed at the end of the last chapter was whether we had opened the door to an unimaginable armageddon or were experiencing the birth pangs of a massive consciousness transformation … Continue reading →