| Title: | Topics of Interest to Women |
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| Created: | Thu Jan 30 1986 |
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I have been reading a book called "Life's Companion, Journal Writing as a Spiritual Quest," by Christina Baldwin. It's about keeping a journal that reflects and encourages your spiritual journey. Has anyone here kept a spiritual journal? Does keeping a journal make a difference in your journey? Has your journal been a source of any experiences you don't think you would have had otherwise? Do people have different experiences as they get older? Or is it pretty much the same over the years? What happens when you keep a journal? Do things also come out worse for keeping a journal? Are there dangers? Anyone care to sharing their experiences? -Sarah
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| 914.2 | what do you mean? | TLE::DBANG::carroll | A woman full of fire | Fri Jul 12 1991 16:22 | 10 |
What is a spiritual jounal? I write everything in my journal - what happens to me, how I feel, how others tell me they feel and how I feel about that, the progress and back steps I've made, etc. I have discovered new things about myself *while* writing, and on rereading various patterns in my life have become clearer to me. !D | |||||
| 914.3 | LAGUNA::THOMAS_TA | beautiful beast | Fri Jul 12 1991 16:31 | 10 | |
I keep a journal. I keep my poetry and short stories in it.
I use it as a general diary ... I describe my meditations
and dreams. I write down all my Tarot and I Ching readings...
It's like a map pf my journey. Sometimes I re-read it
and see my progress... I refer to it when I am lost...
It's almost like a silent companion.
with love,
cheyenne
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| 914.4 | CALS::MALING | Mirthquake! | Mon Jul 15 1991 22:42 | 7 | |
re: .2
D!, in my opinion yours *is* a spiritual journal. It chronicles the
growth of your spirit. I'm not one who believes "spiritual = religious"
at least not in the usual sense of "religious"
Mary
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| 914.5 | Some Quotes | GALLAH::KAHN | Tue Jul 16 1991 14:47 | 31 | |
It took me a while before I realized what she meant by sprirtual journey. First off, it isn't religion, unless your journey, or part of it, is of religion. Here are some quotes: After the contents, she says "Throughout this book, I have chosen to use the term 'the sacred' to mean whatever you mean by the words you use for spirit." p. 23 "Spiritual writing expands the interior conversation of consciousness to include your relationship with the sacred. You are no longer alone on the quest, or on paper. You are in conversation with something you perceive as beyond, or deep within yourself. It is the inclusion of the sacred that spiritualizes the writing." p.23 Spiritual experience is one that is deeply integrative. "As we take up writing, the sacred responds by using writing as a vessel, a way to appear and interact in our lives." p.49 "Through the desire to bear witness to experience, the journal makes form, story and meaning out of silence." p.85 "As you write your spiritaul histories, you may find events that .... allowed you to touch the esoteric (point of mystical contact) layer.... You need an environment that encourages you to see through observance to mystery." Does anyone work with this sort of journal? Have you tried working in a group? -Sarah | |||||