SERVICE

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Welcome to the 
Service Portal ~
a curated selection of our teachings, practices, and courses
related to the subject of service.

Because the psychospiritual path of The Clarion Way is holographic ~ each part reflecting the whole ~  ALL teachings,  practices, courses, and other materials offered by the Institute can also be applied to 
your relationship to service.


TEACHINGS

  • Michelangelo: Service as the Masterpiece of the Soul
    We are sculptors of our lives and can use each life experience to remove the superfluous in our inner and outer lives and thereby free the soul’s knowledge. The emergence of spiritual knowledge is the destiny of the soul.
The relationship between personal growth, service, and the soul's evolution is dynamic and systemic and necessitates a shift in our awareness of service.
  • Stage Four: The Wounded Healer
    The Wounded Healer looks outside the self for validation, leading to resentment and burnout. However, it is in this stage of service that the soul begins to find its way toward healing through a recognition the time has come to make a deep commitment to their inner work.

  • Three Intentions for Soul-Inspired Living 
    Three intentions can 
    show us another way to view the world at this time of planetary crisis and invite us to affect change with heart-centered commitment and in alignment with our Soul.
  • Lincoln Answers Our Nation's Call for Help ~ Choosing America's Destiny
    In this teaching, the third in a three-part series on "Living Our Destiny," the spirit of Abraham Lincoln, the great wayshower, responds to our collective pain.
Explore common questions about service 
HERE 
  • The Easy Wisdom of Little Kuan Yin
    We soon realized that our resident kitty was a masterful spiritual teacher who taught others through example.  She embodied a constant state of inner harmony and alignment with the Divine. 


  

PRACTICES

Being of service means doing whatever needs to be done with no attachments to the form of the task and
with no investment
in its outcome.


COURSES

  • Born to Serve (Course)
    Explore service as an expression of your soul’s evolution and destiny, and strengthen awareness of the relationship between your motives for serving and the quality of your service.
A higher calling of service means not so much
being 
of service as
being service.



diamond service

Many know their unique assignment during the early years
of the Aquarian Era and have already positioned themselves
to play critical roles. I refer to these people and groups as 
brilliants. The world, which is also a brilliant, maximizes
the emanation and returns the Light. 

The term "brilliant" refers both to a gem and to a specific cut shape for gems – the preferred one for diamonds. 
The brilliant can serve as an Aquarian metaphor, representing
the Soul through which Light pours from Divine Source,
maximizing the emanation and returning the Light.

~
From The Clarion Call


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