Divine Sparks : Collected Wisdom of the Heart

by Karen Speerstra

• ISBN13: 9781596750067
• ISBN10: 1596750065
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Morning Light Pr

Summary

Speakers, writers, the naturally inquisitive, and those engaged in search will appreciate this wise and unusual spiritual handbook. Finally, this muchneeded volume pulls together worlds of wisdom, making accessible a vast network of thought and connection.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Abundance	p. 1
Abuse	p. 2
Acceptance	p. 3
Achievement	p. 3
Action	p. 3
Addiction	p. 4
Adventure	p. 5
Affirmations	p. 6
Aging	p. 6
Agnostic	p. 8
Air	p. 8
Akashic Record	p. 9
Alchemy	p. 9
Aliveness	p. 12
Alphabet	p. 12
Ambiguity	p. 13
Ambition	p. 14
Ambivalence	p. 14
Amen	p. 14
Amulet	p. 14
Angels	p. 15
Anger	p. 16
Anima/Animus	p. 17
Animals	p. 18
Anriety	p. 18
Appreciation	p. 19
Archetyes	p. 19
Architecture	p. 21
Art/Artists	p. 21
Astrology	p. 24
Attachment	p. 24
Attention	p. 25
Attitude	p. 26
Authenticity	p. 27
Authority	p. 27
Awake/Awakening	p. 28
Awareness	p. 29
Awe	p. 29
Babies	p. 31
Balance	p. 32
Bardo	p. 33
Beauty	p. 33
Becoming	p. 34
Bees	p. 35
Beginnings	p. 36
Beliefs	p. 37
Bible	p. 39
Birds	p. 39
Birth	p. 40
Blessing	p. 42
Bliss	p. 42
Blood	p. 43
Body	p. 43
Books	p. 45
Boredom	p. 47
Boundaries	p. 47
Brain	p. 48
Breath	p. 49
Bricolage	p. 50
Bridge	p. 50
Buddha/Buddhism	p. 50
Call/Calling	p. 53
Caretaking	p. 54
Celebrate	p. 55
Cells	p. 55
Celtic/Druids	p. 55
Center	p. 56
Ceremony	p. 57
Chakras	p. 57
Chance	p. 58
Change	p. 59
Chaos	p. 61
Charity	p. 63
Children	p. 63
Choice	p. 66
Christian/Christianity	p. 67
Circles	p. 69
Clutch	p. 71
Collective Unconscious/Consciousness	p. 71
Color	p. 71
Commitment	p. 74
Communication	p. 74
Community	p. 74
Compassion	p. 76
Complexity	p. 78
Conflict	p. 78
Connection	p. 79
Conscience	p. 79
Consciousness	p. 80
Contemplation	p. 82
Contentment	p. 82
Context	p. 82
Control	p. 83
Conversation	p. 83
Cosmos/Cosmology	p. 84
Courage	p. 85
Creation	p. 86
Creative/Creativity	p. 87
Critic/Criticism	p. 90
Culture	p. 90
Cycles	p. 92
Dance	p. 93
Darkness	p. 95
Death	p. 96
Demons	p. 100
Depression	p. 100
Despair	p. 101
Desire	p. 102
Destiny	p. 102
Destruction	p. 103
Detachment	p. 104
Dialogue	p. 104
Discipline	p. 105
Discovery	p. 105
Diversity	p. 106
Divine	p. 107
Dolphins	p. 107
Doubt	p. 108
Dragon	p. 109
Drama	p. 110
Dreams	p. 110
Duality	p. 113
Earth	p. 115
Ecology	p. 119
Economics/Economy	p. 119
Ecstasy	p. 120
Education	p. 121
Ego	p. 122
Elder	p. 123
Emotions	p. 123
Empathy	p. 124
Enemy	p. 124
Energy	p. 125
Enlightenment	p. 127
Entrainment	p. 128
Entropy	p. 129
Envy/Jealousy	p. 129
Equality	p. 130
Eternity	p. 130
Ethics	p. 131
Evil	p. 131
Evolution	p. 133
Excellence	p. 134
Excuses	p. 134
Expectation	p. 135
Experience	p. 135
Failure	p. 137
Faith	p. 138
Family	p. 140
Fantasy	p. 141
Father	p. 141
Fear	p. 142
Feelings	p. 144
Feminine Energy/Wisdom	p. 144
Fields	p. 146
Fire	p. 147
Food	p. 148
Forgiveness	p. 149
Fortune	p. 150
Fractal	p. 150
Freedom	p. 151
Friendship	p. 152
Fulfillment	p. 154
Fundamentalism	p. 154
Future	p. 155
Gambling	p. 159
Gardens	p. 159
Genders	p. 160
Gentleness	p. 162
Gifts/Giving	p. 162
Gnosis/Gnostic	p. 163
Goals	p. 164
God	p. 165
Goddess	p. 169
Good/Goodness	p. 173
Gospel	p. 174
Grace	p. 175
Grail	p. 177
Gratitude	p. 179
Grief	p. 179
Ground	p. 180
Growth	p. 181
Guide/Guru	p. 182
Handicapped	p. 185
Happiness	p. 186
Hardship	p. 187
Harmony	p. 187
Hatred	p. 188
Healing	p. 189
Health	p. 190
Heart	p. 191
Heaven	p. 193
Hell	p. 194
Heretic/Heresy	p. 195
Hero/Heroine	p. 195
Hierarchies	p. 196
Higher Self	p. 197
Hindu/Hinduism	p. 197
History	p. 198
Holy	p. 199
Home	p. 200
Homeless	p. 201
Honesty	p. 201
Hope	p. 202
Hospitality	p. 203
Hugging	p. 204
Humanity	p. 204
Humility	p. 206
Humor	p. 206
Hunger	p. 207
Icons	p. 209
Ideas	p. 210
Identity	p. 211
Idols	p. 213
Ignorance	p. 213
Illness	p. 213
Illusion	p. 215
Images	p. 215
Imagination	p. 216
Improvisation	p. 219
Incarnation	p. 219
Infinite/Infinity	p. 220
Influence	p. 220
Initiation	p. 220
Innovation	p. 221
Intention	p. 221
Inquiry	p. 222
Insight	p. 222
Inspiration	p. 223
Integrity	p. 223
Intellect	p. 223
Intention	p. 224
Interconnectedness	p. 225
Interdependence	p. 225
Intuition	p. 227
Islamic/Muslim	p. 228
Jesus/Christ	p. 231
Journey	p. 233
Joy	p. 234
Judaism/Hebraic	p. 235
Judgment	p. 236
Justice/Injustice	p. 237
Kabbala	p. 239
Karma	p. 240
Kindness	p. 240
Knots	p. 241
Knowledge	p. 242
Koran/Qu'ran	p. 245
Labyrinth	p. 247
Language	p. 248
Laughter	p. 250
Law	p. 251
Leaders/Leadership	p. 252
Learning	p. 252
Lie/Lying	p. 254
Life	p. 254
Light	p. 257
Listening	p. 259
Literature	p. 260
Liturgy	p. 260
Living Systems	p. 260
Logos	p. 261
Loneliness	p. 262
Love	p. 262
Loyalty	p. 267
Luck	p. 267
Magic/Magicians	p. 269
Mandala	p. 271
Manifestation	p. 272
Mantra	p. 272
Maps	p. 273
Marriage	p. 274
Martyr	p. 275
Mastery	p. 275
Mathematics	p. 276
Matter/Materialism	p. 277
Meaning	p. 277
Medicine Wheels	p. 278
Mediocrity	p. 279
Meditation	p. 279
Memes	p. 282
Memory	p. 282
Men	p. 285
Metaphor	p. 285
Micro/Macrocosm	p. 287
Mind/Mindfulness	p. 288
Minister	p. 291
Miracles	p. 291
Misery	p. 292
Models	p. 292
Money/Wealth	p. 293
Moon	p. 295
Moral/Morality	p. 295
Morning/Dawn	p. 296
Mother	p. 296
Motivation	p. 297
Mountain	p. 297
Muhammad	p. 298
Music	p. 299
Mystery	p. 302
Mystics/Mysticism	p. 303
Myth/Mythology	p. 306
Name	p. 311
Nature	p. 312
Negativity	p. 315
Neighbor	p. 315
Nirvana	p. 315
Numbers	p. 316
Numinosity	p. 317
Oneness	p. 319
Order/Disorder	p. 320
Ordinary	p. 322
Pain	p. 323
Painting	p. 324
Paradigm	p. 325
Paradise	p. 326
Paradox	p. 327
Parenting	p. 329
Particles/Waves	p. 329
Passion	p. 330
Past	p. 331
Paths	p. 331
Patience/Impatience	p. 333
Pattern	p. 334
Peace	p. 335
Perception	p. 336
Perfection	p. 336
Perseverance	p. 338
Perspective	p. 338
Philosophy	p. 338
Physics	p. 339
Pilgrims/Pilgrimage	p. 340
Place	p. 341
Play/Playing	p. 344
Pleasure	p. 346
Poetry	p. 347
Politics/Political	p. 349
Possibilities	p. 350
Potential	p. 350
Poverty/Poor	p. 351
Power	p. 352
Practice	p. 355
Praise	p. 355
Prayer	p. 356
Presence	p. 360
Present	p. 361
Pride	p. 362
Problems	p. 362
Process	p. 362
Prophesy	p. 362
Psychic	p. 363
Purpose	p. 364
Pyramid	p. 365
Quantum theory	p. 367
Quest	p. 368
Questions	p. 369
Radiance	p. 371
Rainbow	p. 372
Reading	p. 372
Reality	p. 373
Receiving/Reciprocity	p. 376
Reincarnation	p. 376
Rejection	p. 379
Relationship	p. 379
Religion	p. 382
Renewal	p. 385
Repentance	p. 385
Resonance	p. 386
Responsibility	p. 386
Rest	p. 387
Resurrection	p. 388
Revelation	p. 389
Reverence	p. 390
Rhythm	p. 390
Risk	p. 390
Ritual	p. 392
Rosicrucian	p. 393
Rules	p. 395
Sabbath	p. 397
Sacrament	p. 398
Sacred	p. 398
Sacred Geometry	p. 399
Sacrifice	p. 401
Safety	p. 402
Saints	p. 402
Salvation	p. 403
Sanctuary	p. 403
Satan/Devil	p. 404
Scapegoat	p. 405
Science	p. 405
Sculpture	p. 407
Secret	p. 408
Security	p. 409
Seeing/Sight	p. 409
Seeking/Search	p. 411
Self	p. 412
Senses	p. 414
Separation	p. 414
Serendipity	p. 415
Service	p. 415
Sex/Sexuality	p. 417
Shadows	p. 418
Shaman	p. 419
Shinto	p. 421
Signs	p. 421
Silence/Stillness	p. 421
Simplicity	p. 423
Sin	p. 424
Singers/Singing/Song	p. 425
Sleep	p. 425
Solitude	p. 426
Sophia	p. 427
Sorrow	p. 429
Soul	p. 429
Sound	p. 432
Space	p. 432
Speech	p. 433
Spider	p. 435
Spiral	p. 436
Spirit	p. 437
Spirituality	p. 438
Stars	p. 441
Stewardship	p. 441
Stones	p. 442
Stories	p. 443
Storytelling	p. 445
Stranger	p. 447
Strength	p. 448
Stress	p. 448
Success	p. 449
Suffering	p. 450
Sufis	p. 451
Sun	p. 452
Surrender	p. 453
Survival	p. 454
Symbols/Symbolism	p. 454
Synchronicity	p. 456
Synergy	p. 458
Talent	p. 459
Talmud	p. 460
Tao	p. 460
Teacher/Teaching	p. 461
Technology	p. 462
Temples/Churches/Mosques	p. 463
Thanksgiving	p. 464
Theology	p. 464
Theosophy	p. 465
Thinking/Thought	p. 465
Threshold	p. 468
Time	p. 468
Touch	p. 473
Traditions	p. 473
Tragedy	p. 474
Transition	p. 474
Transcendence	p. 475
Transformation	p. 475
Trees	p. 476
Trickster	p. 478
Trinity	p. 479
Trust	p. 479
Truth	p. 480
Twins	p. 483
Ubiquity	p. 485
Unconscious	p. 485
Understanding	p. 486
Unicorn	p. 486
Uniqueness	p. 487
Unity	p. 487
Universe	p. 488
Values	p. 493
Vibration	p. 494
Violence	p. 494
Virgin	p. 495
Virtue	p. 495
Vision/Visions	p. 496
Vocation	p. 497
Void	p. 497
Vulnerable	p. 498
Waiting	p. 501
Walking	p. 502
War	p. 502
Warrior	p. 504
Water	p. 504
Web/Net	p. 506
Weeping	p. 507
Whales	p. 507
Wholeness	p. 508
Wilderness	p. 509
Will	p. 509
Wind	p. 510
Wisdom	p. 510
Wish	p. 513
Wit	p. 513
Women	p. 513
Wonder	p. 515
Words	p. 516
Work	p. 519
World	p. 522
Worship	p. 524
Writing	p. 524
Yearning	p. 527
Yew Trees	p. 527
Yoga	p. 528
Youth	p. 529
Zen	p. 530
Zendo	p. 531
Zodiac	p. 531
Zoroastrianism	p. 532
Author Index	p. 533
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