Beyond the narrow boundaries of the ego is our true center, which Carl G. Jung called the Self, the conduit of our connection with The Holy, and therefore with our joyous creativity, our inspiration, our compassion, and our interconnectedness.

Spiritual discernment is learning to listen to this deeper center. Learning to listen to your own imagery, to the understanding of meaning created for you before the world began, will help you to expand fully into who you are meant to be spiritually. The divine Beloved walks with us always, closer than our own heartbeat.

Laurie Gudim

offers a toolbox with which to engage in the process of dialogue with The Holy. Some techniques she uses include:

• Working with dreams
• Tapping the transcendent imagination
• Articulating creative impulses
• Following the guidance of gratitude and playfulness