Mystical Grace
Contemplating a Mystic’s Way to Freedom
Kimberly Holman has a knack for translating deep spiritual truth into simple, everyday language while sharing her personal struggles and quandaries. With a dual background in psychology and religious studies, she takes a special interest in transpersonal psychology as it relates to spiritual transformation.
What is enlightenment really? Is it some kind of ultimate experience? In this post, I consider a different solution while imagining a story behind a Zen koan. What does an old woman’s journey up a mountain reveal? Meditation has a way of changing our perspective on many levels. In this post, I talk about my first experience of pure perception and how the world changed before my very eyes. Although the whole emotional spectrum is likely involved, John Sarno believes that the primary emotion responsible for chronic pain is unconscious rage. This post is about a time when I let my rage be conscious. Working with emotional energy can be a real challenge, both in meditation and in daily life. We often suppress difficult emotions. In this post, I talk about facing emotion with the heart of a warrior. How much control do we really have in life? In this post, I consider this question in reference to an affirmation I used during my cancer treatments. Did saying it really help me find my enthusiasm again? What happens when we meditate just to keep things on an even keel? In this post, I talk about opening to experience as it is without trying to control it. Sometimes it just takes a gentle nudge. This is a prayer of oneness referencing Colossians and the gospel of John. It is offered in the realization that we are all already one in Christ, no matter what affiliations we hold. Oneness isn’t about sameness. It’s about unity.The Meaning of the Zen Koan: Chop Wood Carry Water
Experiencing Pure Awareness While Driving Up Folsom Avenue
The Relationship of Rage to Chronic Pain
Working with Emotion in Mindfulness Meditation Practice
Using Affirmations to Propagate Health and Find Our Enthusiasm
Working with Habits of Impulse
Prayer of Oneness
Mystic Poet | Founder, Contemplative Light
Kimberly Holman has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Maine and an M.A. in Religious Studies from Naropa University. She is a certified mindfulness teacher who has been practicing meditation since 1996. Kim is accomplished in various styles of writing; poetic prose tends to be closest to her heart.
