http://www.michaelcasteel.com Your Path to Radical Wholeness Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:27:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We begin Part Two of The Winter FIRE Of  Wholeness 60 Day Breakthrough Experience next weekend. The initial weekend and following 30 days has been all about releasing the core wound at the root of our  limited ego. Participants have been observing their egos tendency to inflate by acting out, ... http://www.michaelcasteel.com/453/moving-from-ego-to-essence/ I've been working with individual clients, developing and leading workshops and writing about this idea of Radical Wholeness for some time now. I've simplified and updated the main principles here. Your feedback is much welcomed. What is Radical Wholeness? Radical Wholeness is a liberated state of emotional and spiritual well-being that goes ... http://www.michaelcasteel.com/434/radical-wholeness/ Eros, the Greek god of love is also a psychological term that refers to romantic or sexual love. One way to connect with Spirit is through the romantic love. Yet, as we will see, we can connect with Eros in many unique ways and through each chakra. The first chakra, the ... http://www.michaelcasteel.com/432/expressing-eros-through-the-chakras-on-this-valentines-day/ What is a conscious-loving relationship?  Simply put, a relationship that recognizes  and acts upon the awareness that  you came together for a sacred purpose and that purpose is to help each other become more whole. Yet so often the opposite seems more true.  Why is this?  The answer lies in the ... http://www.michaelcasteel.com/409/conscious-relationship-do-we-hide-from-what-we-most-seek/ One of the most important things that I wish to convey through my work is the connection to everything and all that is around us. When we are truly whole, we experience the sense that we are part of an evolutionary process of love, expressed through greater potential, and complexity. Wholeness is ... http://www.michaelcasteel.com/412/joe-molecule-and-the-whole-of-life/ AUM. You've heard it, chanted it or meditated to it. Yet, do you know what the sound really means? The oldest known spiritual text, the Upanishads from ancient India, says that AUM is the sound of God. That's a pretty bold statement, isn't it? The ancient text goes on to explain ... http://www.michaelcasteel.com/282/the-meaning-of-the-sound-aum/ The intention of this article blog is to provide you with something that is both inspirational to feel and practical to do to begin from within in 2010. Here goes!  (BTW-The pics are are from a Begin From Within New Years Celebration.... Karaoke was to follow ) We human beings occupy a unique place ... http://www.michaelcasteel.com/375/let-it-begin-from-within-in-2010/ I just returned from SOULutions annual  Winter Solstice event  I've created and facilitated a Winter Solstice Ceremony and BREATH OF LIFE CELEBRATION for  the last six years. Leslie has co-facilitated it with me for the last four. I love way that the ceremony brings people with backgrounds of various religious faiths and spiritual beliefs ... http://www.michaelcasteel.com/367/winter-solstice/ Have you  ever memorized  a bible verse?  If so, what was the first bible verse that you learned? For me,  at the young age of four I memorized  John3'16: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have ... http://www.michaelcasteel.com/348/i-and-the-father-are-one/ Hello fellow Radical Wholeness Enthusiasts! Want an almost effortless way of meditating and engaging  in spiritual practice with your computer? The folks at Wild Divine, a unique software program featuring  Depeek Chopra and healing and health experts,  recently polled their Wild Divine Meditation and Bio-Feedback Game purchasers, asking them the all-important question- “why ... http://www.michaelcasteel.com/342/meditation-made-easy/