The Pulse of Spirit

On this July 3rd, I invite us all to use the powers of consciousness to identify the transcendent urge within human culture, sometimes interpreted as patriotism or nationalism—knowing that with the powers of consciousness we can magnify what is true

Here is an attitude people sometimes bring to prayer: I do not like what is happening, I object to it, and I really want it to be different. If a person is praying to God, they are attempting to get

This past weekend, Emissaries of Divine Light, British Columbia, held an Annual General Meeting and other events surrounding it. Saturday evening, Darla Rasmussen led people gathered at the Edenvale barn in a First Nations drum circle. Darla is from the Siksika Nation

As you read this week’s Pulse of Spirit, I invite you to gather with me and with all our readers at heaven’s portal and feel the nearness of Divine Presence. From this place, we allow Divine Presence to penetrate our

This is the Day of Pentecost. The word Pentecost is from a Greek word for fiftieth. It is a holiday that comes fifty days after Passover. It was a Jewish harvest holiday referred to as the Festival of Weeks. Here

When Foster Gamble visited Sunrise Ranch, some of us spent an evening with him. Foster is the producer of the film Thrive and, more recently, Thrive II. He shared the idea that the torus is the shape of Creation. It

We might have a belief in heaven or a hereafter—or a belief in hell, for that matter. Or we could disbelieve any such concept. But what do we actually know firsthand? That is what is most interesting to me. We

What is the real truth of heaven? Cultures worldwide have their own notion of heaven, whether it is in the Western world or in the East, north, or south. The Hawaiian word for heaven is lani, and o lani means

My only answer is love. That is my answer for myself and it is the answer I share with you. Love is comfort and solace. Love is joy and fulfillment. Love finds the way. Love is the way. I have

Today is May Day. It is also a day when people celebrate the Gaelic holiday, Beltane. It is one of those holidays that marks a time halfway between an equinox and a solstice. The actual date from a solar perspective

Are you ready for a panoramic view of the epic journey of our species? These words are from the song “I Believe,” by Eric Levisalles, and sung by Andrea Bocelli and Katherine Jenkins: I believe in a worldWhere light will

I have been reflecting on Christianity this Easter Day. Yesterday at Sunrise Ranch, we had a wonderful jazz concert outside the Pavilion, sponsored by Off the Hook Arts, a music education non-profit. There was an excellent horn player playing trumpet