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	<title>Reality of Spirituality &#187; spirituality</title>
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		<title>Are you Spiritual But Not Religious?</title>
		<link>http://michaelroland.com/spirituality/2011/07/12/are-you-spiritual-but-not-religious/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to polls over 30% of Americans consider themselves spiritual but not religious. Are you one? I am. When I first saw this statistic, I was amazed. I thought, what a huge proportion of the population!  I mean, consider that in the face of the fact that only 22% of Americans consider themselves Republicans [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmichaelroland.com%2Fspirituality%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fare-you-spiritual-but-not-religious%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmichaelroland.com%2Fspirituality%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fare-you-spiritual-but-not-religious%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>According to polls over 30% of Americans consider themselves spiritual but not religious. Are you one? I am. When I first saw this statistic, I was amazed. I thought, what a huge proportion of the population!  I mean, consider that in the face of the fact that only 22% of Americans consider themselves Republicans or 24% of Americans consider themselves to be Catholic. A staggering number of individuals are spiritual but not religious. </p>
<p>We are HUGE! But, are we really similar?</p>
<p>What do you do or believe that makes you spiritual but not religious?</p>
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		<title>Women of Islam</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been my pleasure and my privilege to be able to work with the Muslim women who have booked my services. As you know, people of all religions and those who do not subscribe to a religion are all welcome in my practice.
People who associate themselves with a particular religion often have a true [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmichaelroland.com%2Fspirituality%2F2010%2F11%2F02%2Fwomen-of-islam%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmichaelroland.com%2Fspirituality%2F2010%2F11%2F02%2Fwomen-of-islam%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>It has been my pleasure and my privilege to be able to work with the Muslim women who have booked my services. As you know, people of all religions and those who do not subscribe to a religion are all welcome in my practice.</p>
<p>People who associate themselves with a particular religion often have a true purpose that is in line with the spiritual energy of their religion. It is clear for me to see when I work directly with their conscious energy. This has been the case with Muslim women with whom I have worked.</p>
<p>However, I have noticed something very interesting and unique with Musilm women. There is a huge amount of spiritual energy being transmitted through the spiritual hierarchy of Islam, directly to women within the faith. This energy is bypassing the traditional gatekeepers and going directly to the sisterhood. The energy itself is not particularly feminine, but it is definitely being transmitted specifically to women.</p>
<p>The message is simple. &#8220;Connect to the Great Love. Let the Great Love empower you to spread Peace.&#8221;</p>
<p>There is an enormous wealth of power and intelligence within the sisterhood of Islam. I say &#8220;sisterhood&#8221; because that is how it was presented to me during our sessions. There is a general desire among the higher spirits in the Islamic hierarchy for these women of power and intelligence to unite in the cause of receiving the Great Love that is being transmitted to them and using it for the purpose of spreading peace.</p>
<p>This is a spiritual message not a political message.</p>
<p>Salaam</p>
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		<title>Spiritual Attachments and Victims of Sexual Abuse (contact us for password)</title>
		<link>http://michaelroland.com/spirituality/2009/05/07/spiritual-attachments-victims-of-sexual-abuse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 10:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caution: If you have experienced sexual abuse, do not read the material presented below unless you have already done work around the issue of your abuse either with professionals in the field, or by some other means, and you have come to a place where you  feel you can safely explore removing the last remnants [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmichaelroland.com%2Fspirituality%2F2009%2F05%2F07%2Fspiritual-attachments-victims-of-sexual-abuse%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmichaelroland.com%2Fspirituality%2F2009%2F05%2F07%2Fspiritual-attachments-victims-of-sexual-abuse%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Caution: If you have experienced sexual abuse, do not read the material presented below unless you have already done work around the issue of your abuse either with professionals in the field, or by some other means, and you have come to a place where you  feel you can safely explore removing the last remnants of the energetic patterns associated with your trauma. Thank you. <span id="more-43"></span></p>
<p>Note: <em>Obviously either sex can be a perpetrator or a victim of sexual abuse, I have used the masculine and feminine below only to simplify the writing.</em></p>
<p>Sexual abuse touches its victims at every level of their being. The remnants of the traumatic events and remnants the predator himself can be found, in the psyche, in the body, in the energy system and even in the spiritual material itself. In therapy these remnants can be accessed through talk, therapeutic touch, acupuncture of the meridian system and even through work of the subtlest energies that relate to the spirit. So often during your personal journey, you have done remarkable work with various therapies, yet the deepest energetic blocks remain at the level of the spiritual material. You must realize that the perpetrator himself has never let go of you. Many victims of sexual abuse have learned to survive the abuse, but on the journey, you must learn to thrive and the next step of the journey is to remove the spiritual attachments of the predator.</p>
<p>These <a href="http://michaelroland.com/spirituality/2008/12/03/what-is-a-spiritual-attachment/">attachments</a>s can last your entire lifetime, as even in death the predator often does not release you. The perpetrator feels that he is justified in his actions. He feels he has a right to posses you. Either consciously or unconsciously, he believes that his spiritual hooks into you cannot be seen, nor can they be undone. Of course, his actions were never justified. He has no right to possess you. His energetic hooks into you can be found and they can be removed.</p>
<p>He can become enormously angry when confronted by someone who can expose him and release his hold on you. This is not to be feared as it is only evidence that he is weakening and being forced to let go.</p>
<p>The spiritual hook of the sexual predator can be the last residue within you. You must be compassionate towards yourself when you realize the perpetrator has not let go.  If you do not feel totally free, do not blame yourself. You have done the personal and bodywork necessary to confront the effects of the abuse. Be proud of what you have accomplished and the therapies you have embarked upon to bring you to this place in the journey.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.michaelroland.com">www.MichaelRoland.com</a></p>
<p>You can find more about spiritual attachments and spiritual development in my book <a href="https://www.createspace.com/3532268">Soulbaby: A Spiritual Odyssey</a></p>
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