(Part 3 of 3) The above quote has been stated and re-stated throughout human history. Whenever we hear it we are shocked because in our ordinary perceptions of things, it makes no sense. After all, isn’t it the wisdom of experience that causes us to feel that our fears and mistrust are keeping us safe?

(Part 1 of 3) Like those who tread on the tiger’s tail in the I Ching, we have to learn that the glow of the tiger’s eyes is not fearful, judgmental, harsh (or dangerous?). In fact the glow of the tiger’s eyes (tyger, tyger burning bright) are the markers on our path.

In 1979 I, and my family, departed Palo Alto and after some months of travel and exploration we settled on Orcas Island. What had led to this move came as a result of many messages, which I heard inside. The messages started when I took a ten-day solo-backpacking trip in the High Sierras in California. I had fasted before the trip and was determined to continue the fasting until I became aware of my inner guidance.