Developing a Winning Attitude
Introduction to Developing a Winning Attitude How is it that some people seem to go through life winning while the rest of us struggle? What does it take to be…
The Power of Words
Abstract There are four important concepts concerning the question of how a community describes itself and what it believes and/or studies. The first is that words are things, meaning that…
What is it Like on the Other Side
Revised 2019 Abstract This is an essay describing a composite view of transition and the other side. In more common terms, it is about what people can expect when they die and…
Progression, Teaching and the Community
The Way of Progression Through community comes knowledge Through teaching comes understanding It takes a collective This was a difficult essay to write. A commonly accepted assumption is that people…
A Reason for Mindfulness
Purpose of Mindfulness The phenomena of transcommunication appear to have a purpose beyond the reassurance it offers to loved ones. After examining mediumistic messages from the other side and “revelations”…
Immortal Self-Centric Perspective
Introduction This essay is about our nonphysical nature; our conscious mind, memories and that unconscious part of our mind we sometimes meet in our dreams. It is for you to…
The Mindful Way
Also, see Ethics as a Personal Code for The Mindful Way. I recommend the books: Your Immortal Self: exploring the mindful way and Exploring the Mindful Way. Purpose The phenomena…
How We Think
Introduction to How We Think Current understanding of how we think is shedding important light on how we might seek to improve ourselves, our psi functioning and our relationship with…
Winter Solstice as a Parable for Progression
Winter picture from Logo: Sharing – composite based on pixabay.com/images/search/user:geralt/ January is a good time to stand back and consider what we are doing, where we are trying to go…
The Razor’s Edge – Katha Upanishad
Also see: The Hermes Concepts Metaphysical View of John 14 The Razor’s Edge – Katha Upanishad The One Thing Christmas is for Compassion Introduction The Razor’s Edge refers to one of…
Understanding Balance With Personality Types
Tom Butler December 2010 This essay was written as a talk at a Spiritualist church. My intention was to show that people differ by personality which they bring with them…
Following the Mindful Way
Abstract As a longtime student of personal improvement with a focus on theory, psi phenomena and mediumistic ability, I have been taught numerous techniques which, in hindsight, were based on…
Prime Imperative
Abstract The foundation assumption of this essay is that a person is an etheric personality entangled with a human body for a lifetime. And, that a person enters into a…
Conditional Free Will
Abstract An important metaphysical question is whether we have free will. It is seldom directly asked, but free will seems necessary if we are to claim personal responsibility or trust…
Informed Regret
Abstract In the song, If I Were Brave, singer Jana Stanfield (4) answers the question, “What would I do today, if I were brave?” with, “If I were brave, I’d walk…
The Law of Silence
Abstract The body-centric point of view is that we are our body, peering out at the world from inside of our head while seeking a way to relate to others…
A Personal Code of Ethics for the Mindful Way
Updated Also see The Mindful Way. I recommend the books: Your Immortal Self: exploring the mindful way Exploring the Mindful Way. Introduction The National Spiritualist Association of Churches (NSAC) Declaration…