Is Mentoring for You?

     The basic requirement for success in this work is a heartfelt longing for transformation.  You may have a sense of the sacred calling to you.  Or, perhaps you feel a sense of chaos deep down, or that something is fundamentally missing, or confused, or split in you, that you finally feel able to give attention to.  Maybe you have had tastes of the way you’d like to live all the time: in nature, in an intimate relationship, while deep in thought, in meditation or prayer, but would like help suffusing that awareness into your daily life, consistently and stably. Regardless of the specific way you speak about this most central desire in you, your own longing to fall into the Heart of the Matter, the mystery of Being, is your own greatest strength in this process.  My role will be primarily to help you learn to trust this.

     All of us, however, interact with some types of people more naturally or easily. I may or may not be the type of person who can best assist your own process of self-investigation and discovery.  People with the following characteristics will likely find me most helpful (though all others are of course welcomed to contact me):

• You have an intellectual bent.  Your philosophical or rational mind must be given adequate consideration in this spiritual exploration.
• You appreciate an intuitive mystery or natural, “real magic” in the universe.
• You are an artist or musician who strives to live in the creative flow as often as possible.
• You respond best to friendly encouragement based on deep care, trust, and support, rather than forceful challenge.
• You are a fairly self-aware individual.
• You appreciate playfulness, fun, spontaneity, intrigue, intuition, mystery, hide-and-seek, and ghost stories.
• You find paradox fundamentally enlivening, even if fear and apprehension are mixed in as well.
• Now or in the past, you have looked forward to going to bed so that you can just lay with yourself and enjoy your awakeness until you fall asleep.
• You are just beginning your spiritual development and would like some assistance navigating the plethora of available resources, teachings, styles, and traditions.
• You have a fair amount of experience with spiritual practices, and have a strong sense that I could be of some assistance for your continued development.

     Even if you do not identify with these characteristics, working together can be of great benefit to you.  If you are looking for a mentor who can support you in your investigation of spiritual and existential issues, please contact me.  As you read this, a spark in your heart or a warmness in your skin are signs that you already know you’ve found what you’re looking for, or at least the path to it.