Laura ValeriDec 25, 20141 minMerry ChristmasThis one is especially for those Star Trek nerds like me: For the rest of you… #makeitso #LauraValeri #startreknextgeneration #startrekch...
Laura ValeriSep 18, 20146 minThe Cosmic Wisdom of Sumerian MysticsWhat fascinates me, still now, is what I discovered about the ancient and almost prescient wisdom of Sumerian mystics. Much of it is tie...
Laura ValeriJul 1, 201411 minYou Are This, You Are That, You Always This and That: When People Think Who Know You, And They Don&#In the spiritual tradition I follow we talk sometimes about being a mirror for the people we meet, and also how the people we clash with ...
Laura ValeriMar 17, 20144 minRealms InterceptingThe writer of the piece seemed quite frustrated by all the emphasis of Tibetan medicine on chants, magic and astrology. Phrases from the...
Laura ValeriFeb 4, 20141 minJoin me for First Friday, Brunswick at Hattie’s BookstoreOh, do I have the event for you! Friday, February the 7th from 5-7pm Laura Valeri, born in Piombino, Italy, will sign copies of her late...
Laura ValeriJan 26, 20146 minMore on Gilgamesh: Did Gilgamesh Kill Goddess Worship?Even though I finished writing a complete and polished draft of my novel The Faithful Son, I’m still reading up a ton on Mesopotamian lit...
Laura ValeriJan 4, 20148 minWhat Karma Is and What Karma Isn’tI hear this a lot: “What comes around goes around.” I love saying it. And I love saying, “Bad Karma” and “That’s just karma, dude,” and w...
Laura ValeriJan 1, 201411 minIn 2014: Break Us Open With LoveI do so with a little bit of trepidation because this means revealing to the world how much of an optimistic and earnest fool I really am...
Laura ValeriDec 12, 20131 minAn Experience of Spiritual Awakening Eloquently DescribedI subscribe to several online meditation sites, most of them associated with the Oneness movement, a spiritual group in India that is spe...
Laura ValeriNov 3, 20132 minHappy DiwaliDiwali, the festival of lights. It helps to have colorful candy and to call your brother, too, as Diwali is a way to welcome luck and pr...
Laura ValeriOct 13, 201313 minThe Fifth Element: the Sanskrit Akasha, String Theory and The Higgs BosonBuddhism in Bangkok, Thailand (Photo credit: photo-555.com) Years ago I began to realize that I didn’t have to be a lapsed Catholic. More...
Laura ValeriAug 2, 20135 minEverything That Matters I Learned From My Tennis InstructorI mean everything, from the extra-curricular basketball team that my coach was so happy to accept me into due to my height (approximately...
Laura ValeriMar 27, 20135 minWhy I’m Not Waiting For A SaviorWhat we are lacking, in a strict sense, is not consciousness. We know what the problems are; we know what would solve them; even in a nar...
Laura ValeriMar 15, 20133 minThe Dead Bring FlowersRecently, I started to collect these sayings, remedies and superstitions, in part because I’m a bit nostalgic for my past, in part becaus...
Laura ValeriFeb 9, 20135 minDid You Say Witchcraft?article today posted by a friend on FaceBook, and I just had to share what I think about this: A mob stripped, tortured and bound a woman...
Laura ValeriJan 5, 20134 minMake It BeautifulIt happens a lot to people: blockages. They start in your mind and move to your body. The reverse is also true. Usually, I feel really g...
Laura ValeriOct 14, 20111 minSumerian Connections to the BibleCuneiform TI sign Cuneiform TI or TÌL (Borger 2003 nr. ; U+122FE 𒋾) has the main meaning of “life” when used ideographically. The writte...
Laura ValeriJul 6, 20116 minInquiry Is Not An Enemy of FaithI The film was about a woman philosopher, astronomer and mathematician living in Alexandria, Egypt in 400 A.D. Her name is Hypatia. She...
Laura ValeriApr 14, 20116 minAmma, Mamma, Mother GodMata Amritanandamayi is the name of the saint known most popularly as “the hugging saint.” To her devotees she is merely Amma, a word in...
Laura ValeriApr 6, 20115 minA Good Meditation PracticeI’ve finally been getting back to a regular meditation routine. I didn’t remember how much I had missed it until I finally got back into...