God is doing a new thing now.  God is creating the new church for the new age now.  I am not proposing anything here.  I am simply paying attention to what God is doing now.  God is inviting us to participate in the creation of the new church for the new age which is creating the new, most holy, glorious, fantastic realm of abundance, joy, wisdom, beauty, love, truth, peace, justice and freedom. These nine attributes of heaven begin to describe the only reality God has created and is creating.  I am saying YES to this invitation.  Are you? 

There are at least two ways to progress through these practices which ultimately lead to our becoming fully awake as the heavenly beings God created us to be. We simply need to rediscover our heavenly identity. We need to become awake. This is the teaching of all spiritual teachers who know what they are talking about. You can progress in Order # 1 or Order # 2 or any other order which works! But all of the practices are necessary sooner or later. God will keep guiding us gently to learn each practice. Order # 1 is: stillness, silence, solitude, simplicity, detachment, discernment, devotion, delight, humility, healing, holiness, heavenliness. Order # 2 is: stillness, detachment, humility, silence, discernment, healing, solitude, devotion, holiness, simplicity, delight, heavenliness.

If you are saying YES or are thinking about saying YES, then maybe my offerings here can help.  There are many who are creating the new church for the new age who will never explore this website.  God can use many different people in many different ways to create.  I hope I am serving God with this website. 

As you explore this website, you will often see me refer you to several websites which are so full of wisdom for the journey of faith that I invite you explore them now and then come back here.  Please bookmark abundancetrek.com now.

1. SPIRITUALITY & PRACTICE – Thousands of pages of quotes, spiritual practices, book reviews and excerpts, movie reviews and more.  You can take a test and discover your own preferred practices.  You might spend the rest of your life seeking wisdom with the guidance of this website.   I am in awe of Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat.  Their contribution to practical spiritual growth is enormous.  They don’t miss a thing! These web pages -- which I like to call the peak of the WWW -- moved recently (spring 2006) from the SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH website

2. MYSTICISM IN WORLD RELIGIONS (In February 2005, this website was removed by its webmaster, Deb Platt. I cried! It was the best website for learning about mysticism, the perennial philosophy. I'm still grieving this loss. I'm leaving the link because she said that it may return some day and I just can't remove it!) – Deb Platt doesn’t miss much when it comes to finding the common ground of the sages of the ages. You can choose a particular religion or a particular mystic or a particular spiritual practice.    

3. CAROLINE MYSS – This prolific writer contributes her practical wisdom on the chakras, 70 archetypes, sacred contracts and the daily practice of meditation, contemplation & prayer.

4. PRESBYTERIAN OFFICE OF SPIRITUAL FORMATION – Good definitions and many resources are offered.

5. RESEARCHERS OF TRUTH – Daskalos, a revered healer and sage, taught many people the wisdom of esoteric Christianity.

6. CENTERING PRAYER & LECTIO DIVINA – Father Thomas Keating has revived an ancient Christian practice of stillness, discernment and devotion.

7. MOVING INTO STILLNESS – Yoga Teacher Erich Schiffmann teaches that Yoga leads us to stillness, a “higher energy state.”

8. INNER FRONTIER: EXPLORING PRACTICAL SPIRITUALITY - Spend some time and energy here. It is well worth it. Consider using the Inner Work weekly lessons. Here are some of the topics Joseph Naft discusses with immense wisdom: Cultivating Faith; Wholeness in Prayer; Relaxing Into Now; From Heartless to Kindness; Intentional Presence; Opening to the Divine; Turning Toward the Light; Entering Conscious Awareness; Prayer; Dimensions of Balance; Establishing Physical Presence; Barriers to Relating; Personal Integrity; Distance and Intimacy; Being; Respect; Motivation: Our Need to Walk the Path; Total Engagement; Self-Efficacy in Spirituality; Who Am I?; Conscious Energy; The Illusion of the Ego; The Peace of Being; Extending Our Bodily Presence; Tikkun Olam: Perfecting the World; Obstacles; Surrendering to the Divine; Living As Intention; Approaching the Divine; Basics: Heart, Energy, and Will; Teachers and Paths: True or False?; Generosity; Presence.

9. THE FOUR PRECEPTS - My friend Wayne Ferguson offers a multitude of spiritual resources and his own great ideas. This is definitely a wonderful spiritual formation website.

10. THE TEN TEACHINGS SHARED BY ALL RELIGIONS - Gary Beckworth of the Harmony Institute has developed this fantastic list.

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HERE ARE WEBSITES AND OTHER RESOURCES WITH IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR DEVELOPING THE TWELVE PRACTICES LEADING TO OUR AWAKENING AS HEAVENLY BEINGS:

STILLNESS

Stillness is the way to begin to become aware of the reality that we already are heavenly beings. You may want to stick with this practice and not go on to others for a while. It is that important.