At its most basic, the ...

At its most basic, the spiritual is the experience of the connectedness that underlies reality. The depth of that experience depends on the capacity of the individual to set aside considerations of self, thereby gaining access to connection.
 Arthur J. Deikman

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Inside you're like some kind of mirror, reflecting everything without absorbing it.
 Arthur J. Deikman
Creative action plays with the unknown. But as the child fears the dark... the adult child will be fearful too, faced with the dark world of the unknown mind, with vast concepts looking enormous just beyond the front yard.
 Arthur J. Deikman