Self-realization Archives

Increasing Awareness of Kundalini

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Emma Bragdon

Kundalini-Normalized Brent Spirit (above) is the Founder of KundaliniAwareness.org. This not-for-profit org offers a lot of free, grounded information, including a podcast about Kundalini. Brent understands that some people start their journey of awakening with an experience of Kundalini, and some people become very distressed with the phenomena associated with Kundalini. In fact, it

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5 Stages of the Heart Unfolding

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Emma Bragdon 1 Comment

The five stages of the heart, that is, the full unfolding of the human heart, is described in The Holy Science by Swami Sri Yukteswar. Here you can find universal themes that relate to the individual identifying more and more with the soul in direct communion with All That Is. This brings infinite peace, joy

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Self-Realization evolution, guru, heart, Hiigher Self, Self-realization, spiritual evolution, spiritual growth

My Personal Story: What Came After John of God

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Emma Bragdon 18 Comments

In 2001 I was introduced to the phenomenal healer, John of God, at his healing center in Abadiania, Brazil. I was there on a mission: a paraplegic friend of mine wanted to know if John could help relieve his pain. In the next few years my friend did attend John’s center several times and received

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How Sex Abuse and Spiritual Emergence Are Related in Spiritual Teachers

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Emma Bragdon

“The Cardinal” by E. Grutzner, 1846-1925? Spiritual Teachers and Spiritual Emergence Those on a path of spiritual emergence, seeking spiritual growth, often assume that their spiritual teachers are leading lives committed to helping others. Why? Because they have been helped by their teacher. It can create a raw spiritual crisis, a spiritual emergency, when they

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Alien Life, Spiritualism and Channeling

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Emma Bragdon 1 Comment

[The following reflection on spiritualism may be of interest in the wake of the scandal around João Teixera de Faria, known as John of God, a world-renowned, sensational, spiritualist healer in Brazil who was recently accused of sexually abusing more than 500+ women over 40+ years. João channeled more than 30 disembodied spirits to help

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