BioAs
a young boy, I loved comic books... “Dr Strange: Master of
the
Mystic Arts” was my favorite .
Doc Strange had amazing mystic abilities... and I wondered "what if it
was for real ? (kids... they have such active imaginations). And then I
ran across Martin
Bubers’ "Tales of the Hasidim" - a collection of
“true” stories of Jewish mystics and miracle
workers of 16th-19th century Europe. I can’t imagine the
effect books like “Harry Potter” are having upon
the youth of today, but when I read this one book, it dawned on me
that a magical spiritual life might not be a fairy tale after
all but rather an
experiential reality - and if others lived this sort of life (no matter
how far in the
distant past) so could I. But where are these people now who could
guide me ? I had no clue, yet the ideas were planted in my
impressionable young mind, and grew to a yearning that for the
life of me, I
could not resist.
At
the age of 17 I became an "Eagle Scout" of the Boy Scouts of America.
It was not quite the spiritual ideal I had in mind, but
it was (in its own way) something noble.
I
had just started my third year at the University of California (Irvine)
majoring in a new field called “Social Ecology”,
when I read Paramahansa Yoganandas’ "Autobiography
of a Yogi". Here was the real deal - a spiritual teacher who not only
embodied my Divine Ideal, but lived in the modern world !
Unfortunately, Yogananda had passed on many years before, but the
possible reality of my dream was now awakened... and even though my
friends and family thought I
was crazy, I immediately left
school to pursue my search in earnest.
Over
many years, this “quest” has lead me to investigate
many religious traditions: Jewish, Christian, Moslem, Taoist, Buddhist,
Hindu, American Indian....
practice many spiritual paths: Sufi,
Subud, Siddha Yoga, Kriya Yoga, Dowsing, Spiritual Response
Therapy, Reiki Tummo, and DNA Theta Core Belief Reprogramming... and work with many teachers
and healers.
And
the process
of “Awakening” continues....
| Stored
away in some part of the Inner Self, there reside all ones latent gifts
and talents - results of efforts taken over countless past lives in
this and other dimensions. The first challenge for the incarnated soul
- enchanted and intoxicated by the illusions (Maya) of this material
dimension - is in “Waking Up” to this higher
knowledge. |
We
cannot be “Awakened”... until we are first
loosened from the attachments we
form to the confines of our material reality - until we are "fed up" or
disillusioned with the limitations of our
“comfort zones”.
Spirit achieves this through the intervention of
“Grace” - as received in the healing
sessions... or
through
some painful cataclysmic traumas - such as in a near death experience.
This last event wasn't the particular catalyst Spirit had in mind
for me (yet). Rather, there were a number of little traumatic
events (symbolic deaths and terrible
disappointments) that managed to push me outside of the box, and over the
edge... again and again.
There
are numerous side lines we take as we are engaged with the world - the
pursuit of love and money are the big ones. We are inundated with the
cultural messages and biological imperatives that say ones purpose
in life is found in ones career and in relationships. And of
course on some level, this is
true, yet this truth can only take one so far - until the
disillusionment of that temporal reality hits home and ones world
comes crashing down.
There
was the divorce from the woman who (I thought) I was going to spend the
rest of my life with... and the subsequent loss of my 2 beautiful
children as they (literally) flew away to the other side of the world.
Both events ended the notion of the “living happily ever
after" fantasy. Yet through this experience,
there was born the commitment to overcome and heal everything
inside me which led to this happening (this is the classic
“wounded healer” achetype).
About
this same time I had been studying with someone who I believed was this
great spiritual master. Then I found out he
was physically and sexually abusing some of his students (not me, thank
God!). “How could such a
‘spiritual’ being do these sorts of
things?” and “How could I have been so bamboozled
into believing in him ?” (I have received letters
from
clients
who have had similar experiences - so it must not be a novel event, or
else this guy really gets around!). On top of my divorce and
the loss of my kids, what a massive disappointment all this was
becoming. I began to entertain the possibility that everything about my
life and my spirituality was a
lie. I can see why
people easily get
disenchanted with the spiritual path - the people advocating it are all
human with human character flaws. But don't throw the
“spiritual baby" out with the bath water just yet - there are
still some good “spiritual people” out there (one
helped me
transition through this crisis). All in all, besides sharpening my
discrimination, this
experience helped loosen my
attachment to the "outer" and allowed me to become more
consciously aware of my "Inner Master".
In the mean time, I continued to follow my "dream" (to be a healer). After
completing 2
years of pre-med. studies, I was accepted into Western
States Chiropractic College.
Two
weeks into the second semester, I had a very vivid dream. I was
standing in front of our class of some 130 people and
saying “No matter
how much time and money we have invested to get here, we can
always make another choice. It is never too late to do something else.
I feel that this path is not for me - it is not making me
happy,
so I am going to let it go and drop out."
This
was very odd. I had made so many sacrifices and went through so many
hoops to get to this place, yet this one dream was
telling me give this up ? For all that I believed about
what I was doing, I should have been excited about waking
up every morning and going to school, but when I searched my feelings,
I realized that I really
was not happy doing this trip. If
I gave up on my dream (which I thought was to be a
Chiropractor) what would I do then? Yet I
could not ignore this message, nor the feelings it showed
me... so I took a chance
and quit school, in the very same way my
dream showed me... and it felt RIGHT.
Later that year, I heard that 2
senior students committed suicide (too bad they did not hear my speech
and make another choice - it's never too late to change - there is
always hope).
A
few weeks after I left school, a palpable wall of blackness descended
in front of my life (when I closed my eyes I could even see it). I had
followed my dream and now here it was –
shattered... no discernible future, a big unpaid student loan... wasted
time, energy and money... what a
big
disappointment. "Now what? How do I pick up the pieces of my life?
Where do I go? what do I do?". To keep the thread of my “dream” alive,
I decided to enrole at The Oregon School of Massage... then The Oregon
College of
Oriental Medicine. Three years later, I graduated with a
master’s degree in Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine (1992)... and so began my
“formal”
healing
practice.
I
had followed the bread crumbs of some
dream or another... all of which lead me to this
“officially” recognized career as
a licensed
"Healer”... yet
something was still missing. I finally "made it" (see
the
diplomas on the
wall) yet I still had a nagging
feeling that “Acupuncture” wasn’t the "final" answer.
A
few years later I went to
Saudi Arabia to work as an Acupuncturist in an alternative health
clinic (with the potential to make enough money to pay off my
student
loans in 2 years). After 3 months, the clinic
owner still had not gotten his business license (it was a political
thing), and we were all sent back
home. I had to ask "what message was the universe sending me in
this event ?" In this and other events, I finally read the writing on
the wall -
the
universe is
not going to support me doing Acupuncture - it's time to gracefully
"let it go".
"When one
door closes, another
door opens"
Fortunately,
throughout all these past few years (as I was following the guidance of
my
"Inner Master") I was opening up to some other unique forms of
healing work. I wasn't quite sure what to call
"It", or what "It" actually was. I didn't even know if I could
earn a living doing
"It", but whatever, 'It" was sure interesting... and I was
getting results that were a lot more effective and
amazing
than acupuncture.
I figured, Ok, the "A" (Acupuncture) door is closed...let's see where
the "B" (Beyond) door takes me... and here we are.
Acknowledgments
“One
cannot give what one has not received.”
A
huge part
of my path has been the receiving of grace from other spiritual
practitioners. No matter
how great or small, long or short the association,
I would like to gratefully acknowledge a few of these people for their
unique gifts and special influences in my life: Marcy Calhoon, Swami
Muktananda, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Jacques Wetselar, Sedra
Ranae, Ruth Childs, Audie Davison,
Frank Jordan,
Robert Detsler, Gemma Smith, Mary Margaret Rose, Jeannie Mackie, Annie
Chapman, Grace Stevens, Anita Stewart, Racquel
Palmesi, Hilary
Sloan, Charles McCall, Karen Abrams, Marina Rose, Lama Dorje, and
Moira Shephard. And to those many others - I do thank you one and all.
My Limitations
I don't change water to wine..
but I have been known to have a drink of it once in a while.
I don't walk on water.. except puddles of it and as ice and snow.
I don't levitate..
but I have flown in an airplane, even jumped out of one once.
I don't teleport or de-materialize out of thin air..
but I'm crazy enough to believe that one day I shall.
-- v --
David
works closely with Jesus the Christ, Lord Buddha,
Archangel Michael, Divine Mother, Commander Ashtar, and many others of
the Spiritual Hierarchy. He has a pure attunement to the Divine
Directive (the "Universal Plan"), expressing in his work the spiritual
authority, healing power, transformational consciousness, divine light,
and will of the master.
David
the person is a human being (just like you) experiencing the unique
opportunities offered in this dimension. He is totally committed to the
enlightenment of all beings, the ascension of the whole planetary
body into the higher dimensions, and the embodiment of Divine Love in
human form.
All
those sincere seekers who are willing to go beyond their limitations
and comfort zones are invited to experience his work.
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