by Claude Stein
Every human being is born with the capacity to sing, on key, in a way that has beauty and frees the soul. Yet most of us don’t take advantage of the powerful instrument we are all born with. Some of us believe we are ‘tone-deaf’ — a self-fulfilling prophecy, some sing but insist that they just aren’t good enough — lacking the nerve, guidance and non-judgmental attitude to practice. Some fear being heard — why make waves, attract attention, criticism or attention? Even the most “gifted” singers have fears and hold back. Most of us are terrified at the thought of being right in the moment revealing our true voice, with its ‘imperfections’ in front of others. This, however, is the place from which we can grow the most. And the place where our song becomes inspiring. |
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By Mirabai Starr
I did not mean to love St. Teresa of Avila. I was in love with her protégé, St. John of the Cross. These two sixteenth century Spanish Carmelites succeeded in putting words around the ineffable, speaking the unspeakable, and pointing the path through the pathless wilderness to union with God. But they had done so in strikingly distinct ways. While John’s mystical passion was grounded in a silence that appealed to my own contemplative nature, I had always been suspicious of Teresa’s flamboyant raptures. |
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www.lapismagazine.org
Welcome to the first fully multimedia issue of Lapis.
The magazine has gone through various incarnations over the last twelve years. First, it was published in a paper format, winning Utne Reader’s Alternative Press Award. Then it migrated online to a format in which individual articles appeared as we acquired them. Now, Lapis returns with streaming video and audio, a beautiful photo essay and high-quality articles that bear its trademark engagement with both the inner world of soul, spirit and esotericism and also the outer world of society, the environment and the overall state of the planet. Our aim is always to approach the inner and the outer with equal rigor and depth. This, for us, is authentic holistic writing and thinking. |
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By Melissa Zollo
Can you claim with complete certainty that within you is a powerful healing presence? Do you speak the words “I am healed in every way” every morning with inner conviction, remaining calm in the face of appearances and adversity, expecting new and wondrous results? Or do you mutter affirmations and then proceed to neutralize every positive idea you spoke once you read the morning paper, listen to the TV or have coffee with a friend trapped by gossip or greed? |
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Michael Shea
Slowing Down
There is therapeutic value to slowing down and becoming still in your body and mind.If you’re dealing with specific symptoms in your body, imagine devoting an hour of undivided attention to help make sense of what your body is trying to tell you and how it relates to you as a whole. Imagine feeling healthy right in the center of your symptoms. |
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