The Magician within is a bit different from your Inner Guide — at least the way I see it.Your Inner Guide comes to you from a distance and has a presence and personality that feels different from your own. You’ve already met your Inner Guides. They are allies that support you every step of the… Continue reading The Magician Within
Grace, Ease, and Lightness
What do you want, deep down? Contentment? Peace of mind? Fulfillment? Who are you in your ideal scene? I always get a picture of strolling peacefully around a quiet yard, feeling perfectly content, having no immediate demands on my time. Someone fulfilled, living with grace, ease, and lightness. This ideal life may be much easier to… Continue reading Grace, Ease, and Lightness
Lighting Up the Night and Lighting Up Our Lives
Whatever our religion or beliefs, we all go through the same seasons on this planet we all share.This time of year, in the northern half of the planet, we have our longest, darkest nights.So what do so many of us do?Bring in a green tree and cover it with lights that brighten our long nights.And… Continue reading Lighting Up the Night and Lighting Up Our Lives
How to Get Back on Course
At age 30, I was a poverty case. Three or four years later, I was a millionaire. The secret to success that had eluded me for so many years became simple and obvious to me: Great success is the result of a great many small steps, all moving toward a clearly defined goal. That is the… Continue reading How to Get Back on Course
Healing Magic in Three Breaths
Throughout my book The Magical Path, we pause and relax and sometimes take little meditative journeys. Most of them start with just three breaths. Taking three slow conscious breaths is a powerful piece of healing magic in itself. I invite you to try this:Take a deep breath and, as you exhale, relax your body from… Continue reading Healing Magic in Three Breaths
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
Some brilliant person (I forget who) said your subconscious mind is like an incredibly powerful five-year-old. Little kids will believe anything you tell them — they’ll believe there are monsters under the bed! In the same way, your subconscious mind will believe anything you tell it. If you keep telling yourself that life is a struggle,… Continue reading The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
Dare to Dream
Dare to dream, and to remember your dream. Keep it in mind so that it becomes an aspiration. Remember the great words of James Allen in As You Think:You will become as great as your dominant aspiration… If you cherish a vision, a lofty ideal in your heart, you will realize it.Cherish your dream –… Continue reading Dare to Dream
The Power of Magic
Understanding the power of magic enough so that we can put it to use in our lives doesn’t have to be all that complex and difficult. We don’t have to join some kind of mystical group and work our way to the thirty-third level of something or other before we can gain a mastery of… Continue reading The Power of Magic
The Los Angeles Tribune’s All Things Rex Interview
I recently had the delightful opportunity to sit down with Rex Steven Sikes, who is on a mission to help you Create Your Best Life Ever, for The Los Angeles Tribune’s All Things Rex Show. During this interview, I talk about how I’ve accomplished so much in my life without being a Type A workaholic, and… Continue reading The Los Angeles Tribune’s All Things Rex Interview
Being a Visionary
What does being a “visionary” mean to you?To me, “visionaries” are (obviously) those who “envision,” those who imagine, those who dream and, from those dreams, create possible scenarios in their imagination, their mind’s eye. Every one of us has the power to imagine — and so we are all visionaries, in some way, but most… Continue reading Being a Visionary