Welcome Friend to episode #8 of "A Healing Being" podcast.

In this episode, I reflect on the path to emotional maturity that we all follow, starting with my own experience earlier in life as a gluttonous emotional vampire. We are reminded of the other end of the spectrum so common in our culture as well: denial, repression, and numbing. And we consider how emotional maturity is marked by our readiness to listen to the language of our True Heart.

For the guided visualizations in this episode, we find ourselves on the shore of the ocean. First, we experience a brief scan distinguishing between the clouds, the wind, and the waters--between our moods, our feelings, and our true emotions. Second (in the exclusive extended episode on my Patreon page), we notice nearby a cave at the ocean's edge. We enter in. We follow a path into the darkness leaving behind the sun, weather, tides. We discover a chamber filled with turquoise waters and we meet a lost companion who invites us to look gently into the emotional depths.

The first guided meditation in this episode is public, begins 23 minutes in, and lasts 4 minutes.

• This public version of the podcast excludes the guided meditation at the end. You can access the extended episode including the meditation at www.patreon.com/healeology/

For access to my audiobooks, "Introduction to Spiritual Meditation" and "Journey: Healing Worklife," as well as my healing poetry, visit healeology.com.

ALWAYS BE LIGHTHEARTED