http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:51:40 -0700 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:18:59 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m11d16-New-Moon-in-Scorpio?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner Still on a bit of a break from the longer columns for a few more days.  But since the new moon hits this morning with unusual Scorpionic intensity, I wanted to post a note.  Michael Lutin is an irreverent New Yorker, and the former astrolog... astrology Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:18:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m11d16-New-Moon-in-Scorpio?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Mark-Malkoffs-171-Starbucks-challenge?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner     "I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I never shall have to do it again."   Mark Twain    I've been on a short break from writing for the last couple weeks but more columns ... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:45:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Mark-Malkoffs-171-Starbucks-challenge?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Saturn-enters-Libra-1009-AM-PDT?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner  "Rather than waiting for the storms to pass, why not learn how to dance in the rain?"   White Feather If you had one hell of a week, it may well have been the 'final exam' from Saturn, the planet of karma and restrictio... astrology Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:02:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Saturn-enters-Libra-1009-AM-PDT?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Passing-the-Saturn-test-with-flying-colors?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner  "Prosperity is, in large part, an attitude."   Sue Patton Thoeles "Abundance doesn't follow giving until giving becomes its own reward."  Jan Denise  First of all, an apology. For two weeks I've been... miracles astrology planets Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:17:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Passing-the-Saturn-test-with-flying-colors?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Simply-be-what-you-think-you-need?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner  "The consciousness of 'I AM' pulsates through the entire universe.  We attract what we are."  T.M.   Many times people call me with  questions such as "When will a good relationship arrive?"  &q... abundance Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:35:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Simply-be-what-you-think-you-need?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Following-your-gut-no-matter-what?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner  Listen to the sound from deep within         Charise Pempengco   When I was teaching psychic development classes a few years ago, we focused in part on the four levels of the mind.  Here's a bri... positive thought Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:31:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Following-your-gut-no-matter-what?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Ravishing-night-of-theater--The-Whos-Tommy-at-Victoria-Theater-San-Francisco?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner   "See me, feel me, touch me, heal me."   Tommy     I used to listen to the album of The Who's 'Tommy' as an angst-filled teen hiding in my peach-colored bedroom in a small, stifling Pennsylvania town.  So... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:06:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Ravishing-night-of-theater--The-Whos-Tommy-at-Victoria-Theater-San-Francisco?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Life-as-a-movie--waiting-between-the-features?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner   "Decisions make themselves when the time is right."    Anon  "It's of tremendous benefit to know how to rest in the unknown."   Adyashanti    Over the years, I've noticed how often pe... divine order Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:10:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Life-as-a-movie--waiting-between-the-features?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d17-The-celestial-karmachanic?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner   "If you live the sacred and despise the ordinary,  you are still bobbing in the ocean of delusion". Zen Master Lin-Chi "Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it."    Sakyong Mipham ... karma Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:34:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d17-The-celestial-karmachanic?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Saturn-at-karmic-degrees-clean-up-what-you-can?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner     "Ocean in view!  Oh the joy!"  ---from the journals of the explorers, Lewis and Clark"Optimism is the cheerful frame of mind that enables a teakettle to whistle though in hot water up to its nose."  -... astrology forgiveness Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:09:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Saturn-at-karmic-degrees-clean-up-what-you-can?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Saturn-leaving-Virgo--the-illusion-of-perfection?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner    "You cannot solve a problem with the same level of thought that created it."    Albert Einstein  "What's for you will not go by you."   Scottish saying "She came from Planet Claire.&... astrology divine order Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:33:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Saturn-leaving-Virgo--the-illusion-of-perfection?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Imagining-the-world-as-you?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner      “All separation, every kind of estrangement and alienation is false. All is one—this is the ultimate solution of every conflict.”     Nisargadatta Maharaj, "I am That" &nbs... synchronicity love Techniques Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:31:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Imagining-the-world-as-you?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Got-to-give-it-up?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner   "There has never been a time when you and I have not existed, nor will there be a time when we will cease to be.  Therefore play the role you're meant for right now."    Lord Krishna to Arjuna, Bhagavad-Gita&... love detachment astrology Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:26:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Got-to-give-it-up?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d2-The-David-Letterman-nonevent?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner    "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."    John 8:7     Help me out here. What is it about the hoopla with the David Letterman two million dollar 'extortion plot' that I'm not understanding?&... Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:23:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d2-The-David-Letterman-nonevent?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Saturn-preparing-for-Libra-pt-3--balancing-giving-and-receiving?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner       "When you refuse help, you sometimes refuse people the pleasure of helping."    Anonymous "Pronoia, as opposed to paranoia,  is the idea that all the world is conspiring to shower you with ble... love astrology Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:11:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Saturn-preparing-for-Libra-pt-3--balancing-giving-and-receiving?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Saturn-preparing-for-Libra-pt-2--Resisting-potential?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner     "It ain't me babe.  It ain't me you're looking for, babe.'    Bob Dylan 'You have to fall in love with what it Is."   Byron Katie     As I mentioned last week, the huge spike in re... detachment astrology Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:46:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Saturn-preparing-for-Libra-pt-2--Resisting-potential?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Saturn-getting-ready-for-Libra---Got-to-be-real?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner     "Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse.  "It's a thing that happens to you.  When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.&quot... love astrology Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:17:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Saturn-getting-ready-for-Libra---Got-to-be-real?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m9d25-San-Francisco-Altered-Barbie-Show-Shotwell-50-Studios-through-October-4th?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner What on earth, you might ask,  does an art installation about Barbie have to do with spirituality?  Everything, I would answer.  If you've read this column for awhile you've probably seen that my notion of the spiritual is not exactly ... love Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:33:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m9d25-San-Francisco-Altered-Barbie-Show-Shotwell-50-Studios-through-October-4th?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m9d24-How-to-get-answers--follow-the-bread-crumb-trail?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner       "God only gives us three answers:  'Yes, not yet, or no, I love you too much.' "   Anonymous   When I was in my twenties one of my first teachers was a fabulous metaphysician named Michael.  Tart and... faith Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:09:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m9d24-How-to-get-answers--follow-the-bread-crumb-trail?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Can-you-be-spiritual--if-you-preach-hate?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner     Soon, in the next day or so, some longer columns.  But in the meantime, this video (even though it's been around for a while)  recently came my way.   I was blown away by the power of the music and  lyrics ... love astrology Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:40:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2773-SF-Spiritual-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Can-you-be-spiritual--if-you-preach-hate?cid=exrss-SF-Spiritual-Examiner