The Four Stages of Love - Spirituality
Back before my husband, David and I got married, we attended pre-marital counseling. Our pastor required it of couples before he would marry them. In this day and age of throwaway marriages, it makes a great deal of sense. Actually, we had ... [... more]
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Balance - Spirituality
First off I would like to thank one of my regular forum members, "MysticSophia", for giving me the inspiration for this article. This one is dedicated to you! We have long been taught the values of "good" and "bad". As [... more]
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The Spiritual Journey of The Fool - Spirituality
Oracles, fortunetellers, seers, psychics, mediums, prophets, call them what you will, people with the gift of divination have been around since recorded history began. These people were called shamans, medicine people, or mystics in their tribes ... [... more]
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Hope - Spirituality
It's such a simple, little word; but when hope is missing from your life, it can rip a great gaping hole. In mythology there is the story of "Pandora's Box". In this story the curious child Pandora opens a box she's not supposed to, and [... more]
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Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite - Spirituality
I love Christmas music. This is what really puts me in the spirit of the season. I love to sing carols, go to a children's Christmas pageant, pull out my Barbara Streisand CD, watch a performance of Handel's "Messiah" (even if it really should [... more]
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Dancing is Good for the Soul - Spirituality
My daughter is 11, and still is young enough to think I can do anything. "You should try out for that Mom! You used to dance!" I then explained to her how very, very long ago it was that I danced, and that while I still love doing it for fun, .. [... more]
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Spirituality Site Map - Spirituality
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Book Review The forum is the interactive part of BellaOnline's Spirituality Site. You can come to the forum and always be assured that at least one person will write you an answer! I ... [... more]
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Dragon Paths - Spirituality
Ley lines are energy lines that connect sacred places. Although there is a ton of information out there about the research done in England concerning these mysterious "old straight tracks," there isn't a whole lot of information concerning [... more]
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Tarot As Oracle for Self Discovery - Spirituality
The slippery new cards of your tarot deck seem to vibrate in your hands as you hold them for the first time. One by one, you contemplate each beautifully illustrated picture. Taking a deep breath in, you shuffle the deck and begin to formulate a ... [... more]
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A Mary Garden - Spirituality
Mary gardens are tended in honor of Mary, Mother of Christ. The purpose of planting such a garden is to provide a space of holy wonderment whereby one can reflect on the divine attributes of Mary by contemplating on the beauty of the flowers that ... [... more]
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Walking the Labyrinth - Spirituality
Unicursal labyrinths, are labyrinths that consist of a path, which twists and turns but has no dead ends. This particular pattern can be found on cave walls as rock paintings, which date back thousands of years. In fact, the earliest coin that ... [... more]
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