The files below hold some of the material offered to participants of the Story Telling & Visual Imagery in Spiritual Direction seminars held at Heart of Life in 2014. Please do not use the PowerPoint Presentations for your own use as they are personal material of the presenter. Mandalas...
TEP, Psychology, Personality
The Emergent Present
What is always there, but we are too distracted to see. “You felt it your entire life, that there is something wrong with the world. You don’t know what it is, but its there like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. Do you know what I’m talking...
Our Home the Earth in Perspective
Here’s three clips to help get ourselves in perspective. We really are so tiny a part of the whole. Makes you wonder what all the fighting is about.
Meditation can Change the Brain
A human body has the capacity to heal itself, you only need to be consciously aware about the process and choose the right medium to heal. One of the healing medium used for centuries is meditation, a practice in which an individual trains the mind or induces a mode...
“Didn’t Our Hearts Burn Within Us” – Retreat, Shoalwater, W.A., October 2014
Luke 24:13-35 The Walk to Emmaus Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and...
Psychological Aspects of Human Spirituality
The following documents contain notes I have taken over several years on various topics in psychology as they relate to an incarnational spirituality. Click document title to download. Interpretation, Needs, Values, Behaviour, Attitudes This document covers the following topics; 1. INTERPRETATION and DISCRIMINATION Intuitive and Reflective Appraisal Reaction Process...
Self-Control and Willpower
The Science of Self-Control: 6 Ways to Improve Your Willpower Today Thursday, December 5th, 2013 by Belle Beth Cooper Reproduced from http://blog.bufferapp.com/willpower-and-the-brain-why-its-so-hard-to-avoid-temptation For private use. One of the key parts of our culture at Buffer is a focus on self-improvement. We each pick an area to improve on each...
Increasing the Strength of the Will
How to Boost Your Willpower Willpower is like a muscle—in more ways than one. Published on June 21, 2013 by Denise Cummins, Ph.D. in Good Thinking Copyright Dr. Denise Cummins, June 21, 2013 – reproduced here for private use only. Dr. Cummins is the author of Good Thinking: Seven...
Enneagram: Cuskelly House
Spiritual Dimensions of the Enneagram Two days on the Enneagram at Cuskelly House, Blackburn, 20-21 June, 2014, with Chris Chaplin msc. The Enneagram is a methodology for understanding the human journey from compulsivity and sin, to pathways of freedom through our cooperation with Grace. Click the PDF icons below for...
Mandalas
Mandalas are circles representative of our universe. They contain archetypal representations, mythological themes, personal and collective story. The following are some resources on mandalas and using them. Seed Mandala This Slide Show from the 2009 TERC National Gathering shows the process of creating a seed mandala by the participants...
Enneagram: Adelaide 2014
Spiritual Dimensions of the Enneagram Two Weekend workshops on the Enneagram were held in Adelaide, 17-18 and 24-25 May 2014. Participants were introduced to the Enneagram by facilitator Chris Chaplin msc. The Enneagram is a methodology for understanding the human journey from compulsivity and sin, to pathways of freedom through...
Enneagram Resources
Dimensions of the Enneagram At Enneagram introduction workshops participants are introduced to a methodology for understanding the human journey from compulsivity and sin, to pathways of freedom through our cooperation with Grace. Click the PDF icons below for the Enneagram material presented during the first weekend workshops. enneagram 1 intro, triads,...
Homecoming to the Self
Lecture 1: series: Jung’s Depth Psychology: Developing a Relationship with Mystery. July 2008 Please Note: These are lecture notes only; they are not complete or polished articles. References not included. Personal Transformation: Homecoming to the Self David Tacey (This article is posted for personal reading only. To use for...
The Triad of Differentiation, Transcendence & Operation
DIS-IDENTIFICATION In order to live a life with a degree of ‘normal’ emotional integrity it is necessary to develop the capacity to ‘step-back’ or dis-indentify from the self engaged in reactive emotional states. The triad of differentiation, transcendence, and operation gives us some assistance. THE TRIAD OF DIFFERENTIATION, TRANSCENDENCE...
Child-Adult Separation Process
Child / Adult Separation Integration Process On the right hand acknowledge the current adult issue hurt (breathe deeply). On the left hand place the childhood hurt that you have connected to in the Reaction Process. Affirm the inner child’s feelings of hurt as real. Restate that the experience is...
Loops of Hurt
In order to appreciate the underlying dynamics driving our tendency to become locked in repetitive cycles of hurt, I suggest you first read the article called THE COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS (click link). The article discusses the origins of our underlying compulsive tendencies and assigns to these tendencies the phrase...
Patterns of Defense
Understanding My Vulnerability: What areas of vulnerability in myself, do I most regularly encounter at this time of my life? Describe them? How do I feel about them? Do I consider them as a positive or negative thing? What do they do to me? When I look at my vulnerabilities...
About Spiritual Direction
Articles to read on Spiritual Direction; On Entering Spiritual Direction. by Shaun McCarty, S.T., Review for Religious, Volume 35, 1976 / 6
Awareness Examen
AWARENESS EXAMEN PRAYER Brian Gallagher, MSC Many people are familiar with an Examination of Conscience (in which I review what I have or have not done during my day). The Awareness Examen is quite different; it is a time of contemplative prayer, focusing on what God has done or...
Door Personality Type
WHAT DOOR WOULD YOU WALK THROUGH? ~ PERSONALITY TEST ~ Pick the door that looks the most appealing to you. This might reveal a few things about your personality. 1 – You are a fun individual that likes to keep things light and airy. You are all about nurturing...