I have always believed in God I have never had a moment or even a second of doubt. The students wanted to know when I had first begun to believe in God, which always strikes me as a funny question. But we took a brief detour into my personal beliefs. John of the Cross, Ignatius Loyola, and Teresa of Avila the afternoon was to be devoted to the Eastern mystics, beginning with my personal favorite, Rumi. But this time I decided to answer that question, even though my plans for that morning did not include my spiritual biography, but rather the lives of the Catholic mystics, St. One winter weekend after my “light” experience, as I was about to begin my first lecture of a three-day workshop, a student asked, “What is your personal spiritual life like?” Normally, I would have given a terse answer, something like, “I pray,” followed by, “Next question?” since I have always been ferociously private, sharing only social stories and the like. I was moving-or being moved-into another place.Īs part of my teaching schedule, I founded an educational institute, CMED (Caroline Myss Education), which at first offered two programs, one on Sacred Contracts and another on Intuition and Mysticism. But nothing was the same behind the scenes. Even so, everything seemed normal on the surface: I was teaching, writing a new book, and maintaining all my other professional commitments. My dreams and interior journey had become more mystical, as if I were being led into new spiritual territory. With this bit of advice, let me now share why and how I came to fall in love with Teresa of Avila, whose life’s work with the soul is the foundation of “Entering the Castle,” as well as my personal spiritual journey and practice.Īfter the sudden soul awakening in my office, I moved from my townhouse to an old Victorian that I had renovated. The divine will reveal its plan for you you have to be open to receive it. For this reason, patience, trust, and faith must become constants for you you cannot, and indeed you must not, even attempt to believe you know what is best for you. Yet, God prepares you for your spiritual journey, no matter how complicated, painful, or demanding it might become. All that we experience today has its purpose in tomorrow’s events sometimes, the purpose is not evident for years of tomorrows. I believe that the divine is everywhere and exists within even the most intimate details of our lives.

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