“Ultimately, no human being can find genuine meaning in her life merely by accepting the meaning handed down from those who have gone before. Personal meaning must be created, not accepted, and the process of creating it requires testing and experimentation. A false self will neither test nor experiment; it is a defense against experimenting.” James F. Masterson, M.D. The Search for the Real Self
Spiritual Pilgrimages of Initiation
My work with others always gets down to initiating personal intentions to help one live an active, full life. There seems to be much in our way of fulfilling our dreams and intentions.
“The human mind can provide an endless reservoir of self-justification, of “good” reasons to conceal the “real” reason for just about anything.” James F. Masterson, The Search for the Real Self
As an author of nine books and having traversed the spiritual path myself at a very young age, I intimately understand the rollercoaster ride of the creative, spiritual journey. For over thirty years I have helped clients and students move through the many flavors of resistance and disbelief, where they bring forth their inherent gifts through personal spiritual pilgrimages of initiation.
It gets down to being the meaning maker of our own life.
"In Lakota framework everyone is a meaning-maker, everyone must make sense of his or her experience. Woableza has been translated as “realization.” It has always seemed to me that this word acknowledges that each person has a capacity to make meaning; that understanding is very personal, is timed by him or her, and is not predictable; and for woableza to exist, a change in the person should take place.” Gerald Mohatt, Joe Eagle Elk The Price of A Gift
Julie's Featured Book
Spiritual Journaling: Writing Your Way to Independence
In Spiritual Journaling Julie shows that journaling is an informative and supportive outlet for the joys, frustrations, and questions that arise for those making the transition toward their own independent ideas and lives--and a powerful tool for awakening creative potential for all ages. - publisher Inner Traditions
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Transpersonal Counseling
Without acknowledgement of how the internal journey is revealed and connected to our outer circumstances we tend to stay stuck or somehow held back in our spiritual and creative evolution. Transpersonal work encompasses how our personal psychological and spiritual work is interdependent with the natural and communal environments in which we live.
The Initiation Course
The Wheel of Initiation
A course for those who are ready to commit a year of their life to initiating their essential selves and expressing their creativity in the world. Next Initiation Course begins in October, 2010. Enter the Wheel of Initiation through the Course or on your own.
Poets, Artists and Writers, OH MY!
Featured Poets and Artists
I will feature a regular poet (see The Poetic Life page) and artist (see Artist Page). What the world needs now is . . . our poets and artists.
