“Life leads the thoughtful man on a path of many windings. Now the course is checked, now it runs straight again.” —Confucius, in a commentary on the 13th hexagram of the I Ching, Wilhelm translation. In 1996, Chicago-based physician, Curtis Cates walked away from a successful career in Obstetrics and Gynecology to pursue an extraordinary […]
Spirituality
Inner Space, The Final Frontier
Some months ago I watched a movie called Into Thin Air, then I felt compelled to read the book and get every detail of that interesting, amazing, shocking story. This led me to contemplate why people would go to all that trouble with a 25% chance of dying just to climb to the top of […]
Mystic Message: The Magician & World Archetype
The Archetype of the Magician: This powerful magician conjures up the love vibration to heal the planet. He has developed the talent of manifestation and is able to translate ideas into action. Maggie, the cat, sits quietly beside him and watches his creative visualization in awe. Astrologically the four elements are being depicted through the logs […]
Spirituality for a New Century
What kind of spirituality can heal and transform our lives, and our world, as we enter the 21st century? I offer this definition as a starting point: spirituality is an encounter with the depth dimension of life, however it is named. It is about living mindfully, creatively, compassionately in the midst of mystery. It is […]
Spiritual Law Practice
How can law can be practiced spiritually or holistically? As in any holistic practice it is all in the approach. I practice law spiritually or holistically because that’s who I am. As the Zen proverb goes “before enlightenment chop wood carry water, after enlightenment chop wood carry water.” I still practice law but everything has changed because […]
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