Wheel of Initiation...
As a Transpersonal Consultant I have lead individuals and groups through the Wheel of Initiation™, creating a means for people to create the conditions of an initiated life. The Wheel begins in the South where you set your intention, on to the West, where you move through resistance and release of old patterns; into the North which is the direction of meditation and unity and then the East, the direction of Initiation and new beginnings. My yearlong Initiation Course, as well as The Wheel of Initiation Retreats are available to you and your circle. Please refer to my calendar for up coming classes and retreats.
“The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.” –Joseph Campbell, from The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers
“We have to take personal responsibility for uplifting our lives.”
– Chogyam Trungpa, taken from SHAMBHALA, The Sacred Path of the Warrior
The Wheel of Initiation ™ leads you through your own journey of initiation which incorporates your chosen spiritual practice and traditions. You create the conditions that give you the foundation and the means in which to initiate yourself and to regenerate your community. The aspects of yourself that are frozen in habitual ways, that remain uninitiated, will be thawed and released when you choose practices that create the conditions of an active and initiated life.
Table of Contents for The Wheel of Initiation: Practices for Releasing Your Inner Light
Preface: A Useful Tension—Religious Beliefs and Spiritual Practice
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Entering the Wheel
1. Entering the South: The Power of Agreements
2. In the South: Getting On the Horse of Intention
3. Entering the West: Following the Right God Home
4. In the West: The Symbolic Death
5. Entering the North: Tat Tvam Asi
6. In the North: Taking Hold of the Sacred Thread
7. Entering the East: Crossing the Threshold
8. In the East: Initiation and the Return Journey
9. Teachers and Groups: The Tao of Not Following
Bibliography
Index
"Most important, participants have a deep and genuine commitment to the spirit of pilgrimage-recognizing that the destination is ultimately not so much a place as a new way of seeing. "
– Ian Baker
"The essence of the Buddha's teaching is to turn our undisciplined mind into a disciplined mind. "
– His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
"Those who are dedicated practitioners follow a multitude of paths. From this, it becomes clear that, given our diversity, no single religion satisfies all humanity. "
– His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama