Living Grace

Few people know that we don’t see physical light directly. Rather, we see light by means of the objects on which light falls. These objects reflect light, thus making it visible to our eyes. If it were not for these objects, the light would be invisible to us. What is...

Our cultural perceptions have many blind spots because we have denied the reality of transcendental light. For this reason, we are steeped in conflict, division, and darkness. Yet, we are not without hope: when the night is darkest, the stars shine even brighter....

The Festival of Diwali is not just about physical sunlight, but also spiritual light. Spiritual light, otherwise known as divine energy, is a very real force. Because we live in a world that is limited to a materialistic world-view, many people do not believe that...

We humans are interesting creatures. Like animals, we have bodies, and during the winter months our bodies tend to go into hibernation mode as our internal systems slow down. While this is not altogether bad, too much hibernation is bad for our physical, mental, and...

For those of us living in the northern hemisphere, the earth has traveled to the other side of the sun, causing the North Pole to point away from the sun. We are entering into the darkest time of the year, and this is no small occurrence. The sun is the primary source...

The great psychologist Carl Jung develops a theme around marriage that I very much appreciate: people cannot experience the depth and richness of marriage unless they are all in. This is true not only of marital love, but love in general. In authentic love there is no...