Welcome to the 3rd season of the Mystery School Podcast.
This November full moon edition kicks off our 3rd season together as well as a new name and a new format. Each episode will be dedicated to a specific question which I often get from clients, workshop participants, or podcast listeners.
For this first episode of the series, it made sense to start from the beginning: How do we get started on a spiritual path?
I had some real resistance to making this question a podcast topic, mainly because people who attend my workshops or listen to my podcast tend to be quite knowledgeable and “advanced” when it comes to spirituality. I felt this topic would bore them and wouldn’t fulfill their expectations. This led me to me realise the importance of this topic, not only for those who are beginners on this path but for anyone who might benefit from taking a step back and going back to the crucial basics.
Expected answers might include exploring Buddhism, meditation, yoga, or Kaballah.
Instead, my answer is as simple as it is complicated.
GIVING OURSELVES SPACE.
The first step towards a more spiritual life, in my eyes, is to give ourselves as little as 10 minutes per day, to sit in stillness and “beingness” perhaps with a notebook, creating to begin a process of discovery of the truth of who we are.
Sometimes exploring the above-mentioned traditional starting points might be frustrating for some who find themselves creating expectations of what is required of them to be “spiritual” or frustrated when they feel like they are unable to “meditate properly.”
Beginning to make space sounds simple but in a cultural landscape that values a “time is money” approach of doing and “making the most of life,” it can become easy to think of reasons why making time of ourselves is wasteful and redundant.
I disagree.
On my path, I have found that the more space I have allowed for stillness, introspection, and practice, the more I have found myself attracting money, love, purpose, and all the other delicious juicy things we run around looking for.
For those of you who are more experienced and developed on this path:
I know I can’t speak for all of you, but many will often admit they find it hard to make this kind of space for themselves.
So what about all the Hay House books, Buddhist temples, Audiobooks, and Kabbalah centers?
Those are great, and I can recommend a chunky list of them if required.
But my explorations have shown me that making space in our lives allows for the right things to appear at just the right time.
Making that time, slowing down, nourishing yourself with good food and enough sleep are the first steps.
Trust that the right workshops, teachers, guides, podcasts, and retreats will arrive at just the right time.
That is the magic of a world that is working for us rather than against us.
I hope you enjoy this episode.
It is approximately 35 minutes, including a 13 min dive/practise.
I have to say this dive is probably the one I have enjoyed the most on this podcast, so it is worth listening just for this.
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