Amy Eyrie

Happy New Year Numerology!

by Amy Eyrie 01.13.2011

For the Chaldean Magi or priest scribes, magic and science were not at odds. Math was a divine language used to describe the movements of the cosmos and a way to decode the esoteric meaning behind existence. The Chaldeans devised ancient divination systems such as astrology and numerology and introduced important mathematical principles including positional [...]

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The New Austerity

by Amy Eyrie 12.29.2010

The famous dictionary publisher, Merriam-Webster assessed the mood of 2010 by announcing their word of the year—Austerity. Determined by the frequency of searches on Merriam-Webster.com and by the numinous instincts of a million online queries, the “A” word with the 14th century pedigree triumphed over the less dramatic but practical number two word— pragmatic. Meditate [...]

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Holiday Shoppers Hijacked by Merry Mob

by Amy Eyrie 12.19.2010

Here in the West, we have contributed some unique traditions to the holiday season; Coca Cola created the Red-Coated Santa and Adam Sandler contributed The Chanukah Song (Hanukkah Song). So why not merge the holidays and social media in a new behavior worthy of cultural anthropologists? In a strange form of performance art made possible [...]

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The Harvest: Cultivating the Spirit

by Amy Eyrie 11.24.2010

There are different seasons in life. A harmonious acceptance of the season we occupy is crucial to our contentment. Life’s experiences— good or bad, full of joy or sorrow— are necessary for our spiritual growth. Even when lessons are painful or seemingly unfair, it is our own consciousness expressing itself in manifestation. Pain is another [...]

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Dissolving Fear

by Amy Eyrie 11.17.2010

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will [...]

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Crazy Wisdom: Jim Carrey Wakes Up

by Amy Eyrie 11.05.2010

In the garden of gentle sanity, May you be bombarded by the coconuts of wakefulness— Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Comic Jim Carrey is the epitome of crazy wisdom, teaching us about ourselves through his sharp interpretation of what makes us human. Check out Jim Carrey’s Website for evidence of how crazy he can get. In such films [...]

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Samhain: The Dark Half

by Amy Eyrie 10.31.2010

The ancient Celts divided the world into two seasons, the light half took place at the April/May lunation, Beltane, and the dark half began at the October/November lunation, Samhain. The seasons of light and darkness have been celebrated in a thousand forms throughout history. As winter loomed, the survival of each individual was bound to [...]

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Emptiness: The Subatomic Universe

by Amy Eyrie 10.26.2010

When I was a kid, I played with a Russian Matryoshka Doll. The doll cracked apart like an egg to reveal a second doll, then a third and so on. Each doll grew smaller, until the final doll was the size of a tiny bean. As science develops techniques to look deeper into the structure [...]

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The Yoga Sutras : Operator’s Manual of the Mind

by Amy Eyrie 10.16.2010

Hang around enough yoga studios and eventually you’ll hear someone mention The Yoga Sutras, a book of wisdom credited to the sage Patanjali, a writer and physician of the Mauryan period (ca. 321–185 B.C.). One of the oldest “how to” books on the psyche, The Sutras consist of 200 threads that delineate the steps to [...]

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Stephen Hawking: Losing my Religion

by Amy Eyrie 09.04.2010

At the beginning of God’s creating of the heavens and the earth,  When the earth was wild and waste,  Darkness over the face of Ocean,  Rushing-spirit of God hovering over the face of the waters- God said: Let there be light! And there was light. — Genesis translated by Everett Fox The universe is mostly light. [...]

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Making Space in your Life

by Amy Eyrie 08.28.2010

It was our belief that the love of possessions is a weakness to be overcome. Its appeal is to the material part, and if allowed its way, it will in time disturb one’s spiritual balance. Therefore, children must early learn the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they [...]

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