Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 17, 2009, 12:12 pm
On the edge of my lawn, is a clump of mold.  It fell from the tree, and has splattered on the ground.  It is the shape of a human brain, split down the middle, covered with fungus and mud. As I pond...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 15, 2009, 8:30 am
After our recent journey to the West, I had a certain revelation that devastated me.  We had visited many Indian civilizations, and I had realized that the knowledge of the Ancients was, more than li...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 14, 2009, 5:55 pm
…..no rainbows. (David Arkenstone) The above name is linked to some of the most beautiful music In the world.
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 14, 2009, 12:10 pm
“Yep.  It’s leaning,” he said, as both of us stood in the rain and looked a tree getting ready to hit the ground. Me and my neighbor stared at the tree, while the rain kept falling....
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 12, 2009, 9:13 am
I have an unexpected day off.  Flooding is expected at the workplace, so I am not going into work today. Quite to the reverse, flooding is not expected on my land.  If you recall, I was having an on...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 11, 2009, 12:19 pm
My hands smell like fish, and I don’t like it.  I washed out a container with fish in it, and now I’m branded. I washed my hands 3 times, and I still smell it.  Which is ironic, consider...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 11, 2009, 10:21 am
I wonder if there’s anyone hiding in my bushes today.  I have a line of tall, scraggly bushes that divide my land from an empty lot owned by the state of Virginia.  And, here in Apollo, the mi...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 10, 2009, 10:06 pm
When you were born, you were loved.  Your heart was golden, and those that created you were joyous of your arrival But, your parents became weary soon after * Forgive them * It was not that your lig...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 10, 2009, 12:35 pm
“Well, as long as the baby wasn’t crying, it was okay,” she said.  I was speaking to someone about an observation I had made in a local grocery store.  A young woman, maybe sixteen...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 9, 2009, 1:37 pm
This will not be my most popular article.  Or, maybe it will be. During my life as a Mystic, I have made a numerous amount of observations about humanity, only enhanced by the company I keep. This is...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 8, 2009, 10:10 pm
We are heading into the time of year that most people, if they were completely honest, dread. I notice it in many people’s eyes.  That sad, downcast look that implies words that are rarely spok...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 7, 2009, 11:43 am
A beautiful young girl walks into my office.  Her posture is bent, and her arms are wrapped around her chest as if she’s protecting herself.  When she speaks, she looks down at the floor.  He...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 6, 2009, 10:11 pm
It still haunts me.  Our trip to the desert has left me in a quandary.  It would be so easy to stay here, and continue to live in the same town.  Nothing to put in boxes.  Just remain here, comfor...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 5, 2009, 9:45 pm
Just when I was getting mellow, I saw something on my way home that bothered me, not just a little.  A car dashed out in front of me, with a license plate that read: Warrior for God Please don’...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 5, 2009, 12:48 pm
Many, many years ago, before my training and when I was lost, I was searching.  Not only for answers to my questions about the reality of our existence, but for water. Specifically, waterfalls. I bou...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 4, 2009, 8:21 am
From time to time, I return to my intellectual roots.  Meaning, the words that have inspired both my writing, and my new life.  These words, within the precious texts which have been preserved for c...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 3, 2009, 7:14 am
Things change.  And,  I feel a new wind blowing. Whenever the seasons change, my inspiration shifts.  Sometimes, I write. Sometimes, I draw. And, as I am a musician, sometimes I feel like composing...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Nov 2, 2009, 10:37 am
After I wrote my last article, my mind took a journey backwards.  Not only to the event that I described, but to other events that happened during that time. But, back to that story.  I didn’t...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 30, 2009, 12:39 pm
Because I have told the truth in these accounts, and because truth spreads like water on an open field, I have had visitors to my home whose intentions in meeting my instructors have produced various ...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 29, 2009, 9:42 pm
At the end of my day, I passed a field.  Within that field, was a deer.  He was standing completely still, looking at the moon. I slowed down.  And, as that deer watched the moon, I watched the dee...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 29, 2009, 1:03 pm
* * Ever wondered why haunted houses are always depicted, stereo-typically, as Victorian? * * (And, yes, many stories about ghosts were written at that time, but that is not the reason.)
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 29, 2009, 11:03 am
While some people are sitting behind their computer desks theorizing about the 2012 mystery, other people are probably sitting in straight-backed chairs, in ancient buildings, counting their money. An...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 28, 2009, 12:55 pm
…..is not required. * * *
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 27, 2009, 10:02 pm
An elderly woman picks up a car, in order to rescue a child who had been trapped beneath it. A man jumps off a bridge, in order to save a drowning infant. A woman enters a burning house, in order to r...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 27, 2009, 1:20 pm
“Are demons real?” she asked, as she looked at me sideways, not really wanting to hear the answer. I thought to myself, before speaking. All the legends about this topic make it difficult ...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 27, 2009, 12:55 pm

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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 26, 2009, 7:02 pm
I have to admit that when I was going through my training, my husband and I survived that period of time by the seat of our pants.  There was so much chaos surrounding our lives because of the instru...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 25, 2009, 11:21 pm
“There’s only one thing that matters in life. One thing. Figure that out, the rest of it means nothing.” * I remember hearing this statement a long time ago.  And, I immediately wen...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 25, 2009, 11:56 am
A reader left me a comment that left me thinking.  In their reply, they tried to convince me that I imagined hearing the sound of a violin, rather than having actually heard it.  They provided a mas...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 24, 2009, 10:00 am
After I wrote my last article, or maybe while I was writing it, I started remembering when my awakening increased. And, why it increased. At a certain point in my elevation, being a somewhat outspoken...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 23, 2009, 1:14 pm
Sometimes, but rarely, humans amuse me.  The misconceptions that surround my work are fairly obvious, for several reasons.  I see that thousands of people visit my site every week, yet only a brave ...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 22, 2009, 1:41 pm
I have never written this story down.  Maybe because I had forgotten it.  Or, maybe because it didn’t seem significant because of everything that happened afterwards.  But, this event was the...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 21, 2009, 12:02 pm
During the past several years, I have been observing the generation that never got old.  Some still wear blue jeans, and wear their hair long. And flowing. They may be men.  They may be women.  Eit...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 20, 2009, 10:59 pm
If you leave Apollo and head towards the nearest bridge, you will end up in another little town of a curious nature.  I consider it curious because of a man that used to sit by the road, in the downt...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 20, 2009, 1:53 pm
“Oh, this is funny,” he said, as he looked down at his bare feet.  Doc Holliday swore he would die with his boots on.  But, when it came his time to go, he found humor in his situation.Â...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 19, 2009, 7:02 pm
Several years ago, while sitting in the bathtub, of all places, I was pondering an issue that had been plaguing my mind for some time. It seemed that churches, at that time in history, were all of a s...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 19, 2009, 10:41 am
“My sister hears voices,” she said.  “They’ve got her on so many pills, I’m worried about her.” “Are you worried about the voices, or the pills?” I sai...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 18, 2009, 8:21 am
The suitcases are unpacked, and we are home.  Another journey is over, and here we are. Again. We went to the West.  To the dry land.  The mountains.  The little towns of New Mexico.  We saw many...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 17, 2009, 8:43 am
“How did they survive?” she asked, as she sat in a lovely spot on the edge of an ancient civilization. “How did they survive?” I said.  “The question is, how do we survi...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 16, 2009, 11:50 am
Voices of the Ancients….
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 15, 2009, 1:47 pm
Many years, ago I accepted a position as a home health care worker. I adored this job, helping the elderly with their lives. I felt proud to be trusted with such dear people, that I mentally adopted e...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 14, 2009, 9:03 am
* * This morning, while sipping my coffee, I found myself at the very first comment that was left on my website.  I remember fumbling with the keyboard, trying to figure out how to actually post a co...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 13, 2009, 9:21 am
Here Am I Your Special Island Come To Me When I look at this beautiful island, it seems to have a magical effect on me.  My gaze softens, and my mind becomes calm. It also reminds me of something a ...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 12, 2009, 1:35 pm
* Genies In Bottles Where Did They Go? * It’s a fair question.  Genies were in many legends throughout history.  But, where do these legends come from, and is there any validity to them.  Person...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 11, 2009, 6:28 pm
After I did the above illustration, which was funny to me because it came out wrong, I realized that maybe it came out right. This man’s feet have obviously dropped through the floor, to the ear...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 10, 2009, 8:06 pm
“I’m melting!” she said as she flattened to the ground.  We all sat there in silence as the Wicked Witch melted, along with our fear of one of the biggest bullies the media had ever...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 10, 2009, 8:26 am
Your past religious training, if any, was designed to create a passage to an ever evolving realization of your human existence.  Whether it be through a popular organized religion, or a simple book o...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 9, 2009, 11:27 am
“We need sorrow in order to appreciate pleasure, ” she said.  “That’s what they say.” “I don’t agree with that,” I laughed.  “I’ll never a...
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Teresa S. posted an article on Confessions of a Mystic - Oct 8, 2009, 10:49 pm
* Many years ago, I had visited a local German restaurant, and ate much more than I should have.  German food has always had a special place in my heart, as I had lived in Germany for a small part of...
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