During a Monroe Institute workshop that I attended earlier this year, the facilitator suggested that if we felt as if we weren’t getting anything during the meditations (visual images, messages, communication, whatever), that we prime the pump by imagining something, then following it. She paused for a moment, looking around the room with a smallContinue reading “Imagination”
Author Archives: Natalie
Golfing in Iraq
While in Iraq I took up golf. I love saying that. I enjoy strange juxtapositions: golf in a war zone. Take cover! Take cover! Now I have to tell you that we didn’t have a course; we had a driving range. We didn’t have grass; we had packed silty dirt. We didn’t have any groomedContinue reading “Golfing in Iraq”
How to Improve the World
If the world needs improving, does that mean it’s not perfect? Is there a difference between judging someone’s soul and judging their behavior within the context of culture/world?What is the difference between physical reality and spiritual evolution? Are physical reality and spiritual evolution separate things, or a valid distinction to make?Do you think that youContinue reading “How to Improve the World”
New Art
Instead of writing, I’ve been painting … check out the new work on … http://www.nataliesudman.com Available through Davis & Cline Galleries, Ashland Oregon http://www.davisandcline.com __________________________________________________________________
The Wind
Yesterday the wind was howling here in southern Arizona. Normally when winds are blustery and wild I feel restless, out of sorts, or downright cranky. The wind whips my hair into my eyes or tosses dust into my eyes, making it especially difficult to see when already I only have one good eye to workContinue reading “The Wind”
Galaxies
Why do galaxies spin at a uniform rate from the centers to the outside edges? I received this question from a reader of Application of Impossible Things. It’s not the sort of question I usually get from readers – what the hell, I like to try new things. I asked “my people” about it (whetherContinue reading “Galaxies”
On Guides
A friend recently asked if I think that the Gathering (from Application of Impossible Things) is a sort of executive committee comprised of other incarnations of myself, and whether it has an active part in guiding mine. His question came from reading Robert Monroe’s book Ultimate Journey, in whichMonroe has eventually reached this understanding aboutContinue reading “On Guides”
The Object of Our Attention: Perspective
This morning I opened the garage/studio door early in the morning to give baby seedlings light. (My garage serves many purposes – perhaps another story for another time.) I left the garage door open while I went back indoors for a couple of hours. When I had reason to go back out to the garage,Continue reading “The Object of Our Attention: Perspective”
What to ask the Dalai Lama
If you could meet the Dalai Lama and ask him any question that you wanted to ask, what would that question be? This question floated into my mind today while I was playing in the studio. It could have been asked of any teacher, healer, wise wo/man: Jesus, Madame Blavatsky, Mohammed, Saint Theresa, the Buddha,Continue reading “What to ask the Dalai Lama”
Review of Application of Impossible Things
Jim Szpajcher Book Review: Application of Impossible Things by Natalie Sudman I read this slim volume, which on the surface of the text was an account of her experiences while in an expanded state of consciousness as a result of being in an IED blast in Iraq. She packs a lot of data into herContinue reading “Review of Application of Impossible Things”