The Journey Began with..

I have been reading The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield. I'm on chapter 3 of it now and I am liking the concepts that the book goes through. Though, I would love to see it as more of a manuscript than a novel about a guy on a spiritual journey. Still, it's a good book.

My spiritual journey began at home with long discussions with my Mom. During my first year or two in college she sent me a series of three emails about the Law of Attraction, the Law of Deliberate Creation, and the Law of Allowing. I have to say that they changed my life. They have also helped a few other people find their way as well. After that I started figuring out myself in terms of who I am and where/what I want to be "when I grow up". I think I have it mostly sorted. I didn't really start delving into my spirituality again until the end of 2007, which is about a decade after it all started.

I was going through a rough spot trying to figure out the reason for recent events in my life. I looked at it from all angles and even tried to meditate on it, but I was blocked. I went to the store for some gifts for my flatmate's birthday and randomly decided to take a look at the books on the rack. I came across The Secret. I laughed to myself and thought, "what's the big secret?" and opened up the book. There before me was the Law of Attraction in all of its glory and I immediately knew that I had to purchase it.

After delving into the secret I moved on to the teachings of Abraham and Esther-Hicks. I listened to the story of how Abraham presented themselves as a spiritual entity and was extremely moved. From that point I was pretty excited and have incorporated what I learned from The Secret and Abraham into my life today. I have successfully used what knowledge I gained during my final exams for the past couple of years with good results. I dropped 90% of the stress that I would usually have and learned to cruise along and do well in my exams. It was a breath of fresh air.

My next book was The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. All I can say that on a very deep level, I know that the words in that book ring true. As I read it, I found myself agreeing with virtually all of it.

My spirituality grows on a daily basis and I am excited about where I'm going with it. Of course I still have things that I have to work on in order to break throgh some boundaries that still remain but I am confident that I will overcome them when I am ready to. It's a good feeling.

My biggest problem was my ego which has been a strong occupier of my thoughts and I still have little battles with myself on a daily basis. The difference is that I am now aware of it and I can catch my ego trying to get me caught up in its web and I can stare it down and smile knowingly at it. That is usually enough to make it subside for the time being.

This is the physical history of my spiritual journey. The deeper discoveries will have to wait for a different time.