A Matter of Love • Preface

Preface (A Matter of Love)
THEMAYA HAVE PREDICTED LA TIERRA MADRE (Mother Earth) will
be going through her “birth pangs” as we enter into a new era.
Although I touch on the predictions of the Maya, I focus more on
the timeless truths of the Maya and the spiritual experiences I had
in my time with them. . . .

This book is both a sequel and a prequel to 8 Steps to Love. It
delves deeper into the boundless reality of love and, in so doing, it
presents experiences I had that led to the development of the four
inner and four outer steps to love that make up the eight steps. As
I did in 8 Steps to Love, when I include stories of people who consulted
me, I have changed their names and identifying information
to protect their privacy without sacrificing the psychological truth
each story is meant to illustrate. . . .

This book details my firsthand experience with the Mayan
shamans and is a practical handbook for learning to follow the
thread of your divine destiny. There is a fundamental belief held by
the shamans that help is everywhere if we only look. In the Mayan
view, God is speaking to us all the time through people, events,
and especially through nature. In my studying with the Maya, I
began to experience God the Divine Beloved everywhere.
During my time with the Maya, I began to see myself and others
who are sincerely following the spiritual path of transformation
as practical mystics. The mystic seeks to experience the mystery of
the Divine directly. And my passion has been to apply spiritual and
psychological insights to daily life.

You will travel with me from the consulting room…to the jungles
and ancient pyramids of Central America. One moment you
will be with me on national television examining breaking news,
or, more specifically, heart-breaking and shocking news. The next
moment, you will be accompanying me amid ancient ruins as I
uncover the treasure of timeless truths. . . .

Please realize that the spiritual, mystical, and paranormal experiences
I have had do not make me unique or special. I include
them because they point to the power and reality of love. . . .