“Reach for the moon, because if you don't make it you'll land among the stars.” Joaquin Miller
psyche: the physical forces in an individual that influece thought, behavior and personality. (comprised of three seperate parts, ID-It, EGO-I, Super EGO-Upper-I)
spirit: literal meaning is breath. the non-physcial part of a being including consciousness and mind. (consciousness = awareness of the executive processes of the mind, mind=thought, perception, will, imagination,memory)
soul: the immaterial or eternal part of a being. (can subsist without the body)
Does anyone understand the difference between psyche, soul and spirit? If you do could you please explain them to me?
It seems to me that often people use these three terms synonymously. Even I am guilty of chunking them into one "body"...no pun intended! But for the sake of todays blog I will just talk about the soul as I have defined it above.
This has been a tough week as compared to last week (which was a good week). I haven't felt well all week! Withdrawing into myself is rarely a good idea! I get lost in some swirling black hole of dysfunctional thinking which in turn leads me to feel even worse! But I have tried to stick with my committment to blog about my daily meditative journey so no matter that I am whiney, grumpy, and look like death warmed over...I am trying to blog for the sake of sharing! Plus, blogging like journaling helps one keep track of their moods and dispositions and can serve a great function in helping one improve habits or change tactics that no longer serve.
Todays meditative journey was different than any I've done all year. I did a guided meditation with a CD by Caroline Reynolds (http://www.carolinereynolds.com/
aboutCaroline.htm). I meet her several years when I was spiraling into the abyss of chaos inside myself - better known as addiction! Long story...for another year perhaps! Her teachings and principles were very instrumental in my starting this blog and her meditative techniques helped me when no one or nothing could reach my conscious awareness.
The journey I took today was called Soul Stretch. She guides you through your 12 chakras out into the vast expanse of the universe. It's supposed to help you receive a life force transfusion. And you know what, it worked. It worked because I simply layed on my mediation room floor for 30 mintues and went on the most amazing journey up through my physical body and out in the galaxy. I felt expanded, renewed, energetic, competent, and satisfied! So how did I get to outerspace? No, not astral projection, although I've done that - I think, we'll discuss that another day!
My soul stretched! I expanded in consciousness...in awareness. It gave me peace.
Today my journey to character development is not a breeze but it's fun and rewarding even in the most strenuous of times. On my worst day today...I go into a dark hole and call a friend for help...or I isolate in the house and talk to God...or I meditate to a wonderful vibrational level Guided meditation.
IT WORKS!!!
