On Wednesday, September 3rd, we held a magnificent event: Sunrise Ranch Honors Lillian Cecil. Lillian led Sunrise Ranch and Emissaries of Divine Light with her husband, Martin Cecil, from 1954 to his passing in 1988. We celebrated her great contribution
The osprey’s great wings pound the mountain air, and he rises above the blue-green water of the lake filled with trout. Sailing past pine trees and over the bull moose wading below, he circles and soars, eyesight like laser light
The Way of Creation is poise. True poise is being at peace at the heart of Creation. When we live there, we are creating a vibrational temple around us. Immediately, a temple forms. Usually, when people think of a temple
In the human body, between 50 and 70 billion cells die each day through a process called apoptosis.We don’t bemoan the loss of those cells because we experience their loss as part of a larger process that is the continuation
My first exposure to the word sanctuary was in the story The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Quasimodo rescues Esmeralda, who was being led to the gallows after being accused of being a witch. Quasimodo dramatically swoops down to her on
Here are the words of The Serenity Prayer: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Wise words. So what are the
We live in an age when spirituality is evolving from the worship of a God separate from human beings to a direct experience of being the Divine. The marathon effect is at work, so there are many who are still
It could seem that simply becoming spiritually conscious is ineffective or of little consequence. When we think of what is happening right now in Israel and Gaza, or in the Ukraine, we might think that the awareness of these places
As you read these words, I invite you to become fully present in the here and now. Because this is exactly what I am writing about—the freeing, redemptive power known when a person is fully present. There are times for
This is from As of a Trumpet, an amazing little book by Martin Cecil. You are divine. This is the truth for you, but it remains meaningless on earth until you know it. “Knowing” is the state of realized experience,
The Arise Festival held a great party on June 7th at the fire pit on Sunrise Ranch, at the foot of the Rimrock. There was a wonderful interchange between people who live here and people visiting. It was touching to
Look, it’s raining! A warm, July shower, filling all the gullies creeks and valleys and soaking my body to the bone. It’s raining! And I’m out the door, down the street, singing among the drops and dancing in the puddles,
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