Mirror, Mirror On the Wall

When I first became interested in metaphysics, it was very discouraging to pick up book after book and read about all the psychics who appeared to have cornered the market on spirituality. They wrote prolifically about meditation, yoga, and God, although not necessarily in that order. There were numerous “how-to” books on the subject of self-actualization and the discipline required to attain that exalted state. It seemed as if, like Athena, springing full-grown from the head of Zeus, all these …