The Vibrant, Cleared Mind of Spiritual Knowing

“We are here to find a dimension within ourselves that is deeper than thought.”
– Eckhart Tolle

Sometimes we think of “embodiment” as getting out of our head. Going back into our body and living more deeply in the physical, not always stuck in our thoughts or jumping with monkey mind. Being “disembodied” is sometimes even pictured as a detached cranium, like an old sci-fi cartoon with just a head flying around in a glass container.

The shadow side of the great evolution of our mental consciousness has been to negate the body. But in returning to the body, we certainly don’t want to fall prey to the same error, which would be to negate the head.

The head is part of the body—a pretty important one! And we’re not going to get very far without it.

Practice, EmbodimentPaul Smith & Luke HealyAugust 10, 2024HeadComment

The Charged Feet of Embodied & Enlivened Presence

“Every forest branch moves differently
in the breeze, but as they sway
they connect at the roots.”
– Rumi

Christianity is the religion of the incarnation. Sadly, throughout much of Christian history, instead of embracing the divine presence in all of material reality, Socratic dualism and Greek philosophy became more prominent in the tradition. Misreadings of the apostle Paul did not help in this respect either. Spirit was set apart from and even put in opposition to matter. Many other spiritual traditions, including Christian expressions, further continue to reinforce this immateriality of spirit and separation of the mystical from the physical.

Thankfully, it is not only a resurgence of animist and shamanic spirituality that is reincorporating our spirituality with our bodies, but also science itself that is beginning to intimate that matter is far more energetic and dynamic than we once thought. This is, as well, in the roots of Christianity that saw God dwelling in flesh, not just in Jesus but in all matter and the whole of creation—which includes you and me.

Practice, EmbodimentPaul Smith & Luke HealyJuly 27, 2024FeetComment

The Vitalized Spiritual Womb of Intuition and Creativity

One of the great things about our mystical body is that we are able to tap into reality that is beyond the usual confines of “ordinary” experience. This includes not only accessing our deeper knowing and wisdom, but also experiential participation in spiritual dynamics that aren’t entirely bound to our physical body—such as our collective body in WeSpace and spiritual realities beyond our biological and physical limitations.

The mystical body can include but is not limited by gender, race, sexual orientation, or any other category of personal identification.

Practice, EmbodimentPaul Smith & Luke HealyJuly 13, 2024WombComment

The Radiant Heart of Love and Bliss

We start with the heart because it is the core not only of our Whole-Body Mystical Awakening practice, but really the core of human beings and the Christian path. Unfortunately, that isn’t functionally always the case when it comes to much of modern, Western Christianity.

Since we are usually so mind-centric, we may need to give extra attention to the heart. That doesn’t mean we abandon our mind, just that we need more work on the other centers.

Practice, EmbodimentPaul Smith & Luke HealyJune 29, 2024HeartComment

“We are here to find a dimension within ourselves that is deeper than thought.” – Eckhart Tolle

“Every forest branch moves differentlyin the breeze, but as they swaythey connect at the roots.”– Rumi

We start with the heart because it is the core not only of our Whole-Body Mystical Awakening practice, but really the core of human beings and the Christian path. Unfortunately, that isn’t functionally always the case when it comes to much of modern, Western Christianity.

“We are here to find a dimension within ourselves that is deeper than thought.”
– Eckhart Tolle

“Every forest branch moves differently
in the breeze, but as they sway
they connect at the roots.”
– Rumi