Steve Kramer

When we understand the principles that govern how we coexist as a human family, we have greater facility in creating positive experiences. Science has proven that we are greater than the sum of our partshellip and therersquos more. On this show, we continue the discussion on the structure of the human experience and the crossroads where science and spirit meet.

We are beginning a series of shows on Understanding Our Human Family. Both science and spirituality ask similar questions. Who are we Why are we And how do the answers to these questions inform our way of life This week we will discuss the scientific principles that underlie our reality and create the stage for our human family affairs.

Spirit Fire Radio is back with hosts Dr. Dorothy Riddle and Steve Kramer. The second season promises to shed light on universal spiritual principles that can help guide you toward purposeful living. Learn more about Spirit Fire Radio and its mission to help you cultivate consciousness in everyday life.

ldquoGone away is the blue bird, here to stay is the new bird,rdquo as the wintery wonderland song goes. Embracing the ldquonew birdrdquo of change can feel daunting or it can feel exciting and inspiring. Wersquore going to tap into the secrets of navigating change and discuss the tools that you have available right now to create the world you envision.

ldquoThank you.rdquo ldquoMuch appreciated.rdquo ldquoIrsquom so grateful.rdquo We may say these phrases often, but do we actually experience them as often With Thanksgiving approaching, Dr. Dorothy Riddle and Steve will explore what it means to give thanks in the form of gratitude. What is gratitude, and what is it not What are the main ingredients of gratitude and how can we cultivate more of it in our lives Wersquoll dive deep into those questions and give you a hint why gratitude goes so well with a turkey dinner Please join us

Is it possible to maintain a spiritual attitude during an intense political season Absolutely Dr. Dorothy Riddle and Steve will look into ways that you can engage politics, civic responsibilities, and this whacky election year while your keeping spirituality and your higher-self intact.

We are thrilled to invite Dr. Dorothy Riddle back to our show for a third conversation. This time we explore the first book in her rich three volume series, Enough For Us All.This selection,Principles of Abundance for the Cosmic Citizenshows us how understanding our fundamental interconnectedness and our ability as energetic beings to create our own reality can provide us with the tools to tackle the challenging issues confronting us as a human race. It translates the principles of quantum physics into practical tools that we can use to transform ourselves and our communities. It dovetails beautifully with the themes of our final steps of The Practice of Living Awareness.This week we engage the Central Channel as step thirteen of our fourteen step meditation program. As we begin to sense the entire practice coming together, we simultaneously sense allthat is available to us with each and every breath. Indeed, we are energy beings, stewards of consciousness, and cosmic citizens of universal abundance... our Central Channels sees to itJoin us as we explore these notions.

Meditation brings awareness to the intrinsic toroidal flow nature of life itself and the effects it has on nearly everything we do and all that we are. You may be asking, "what is toroidal flow" Essentially toroidal flow is cause and effect... is is created by the torus. It is the scientific phenomenon describing energy flowing in one vortex, through a central axis, out of another vortex then wrapping around itself to return to the first incoming vortex. It is a fundamental form of balanced energy flow found in sustainable systems. It is evolution in action. This is your heart moving oxygenated blood throughout your body and returning de-oxygenated blood back to its origin to be resupplied. Toroidal flow is passing a hurtful note in math class, ending up in the principal's office and learning a thing or two about respect. It is also choosing to buy organic strawberries... beyond tasting awesome, the effect of this conscious choice is a healthier body and a healthier planet with less chemicals.The torus is a mechanism that reports back to us the effect of that which we express. Here are a few words about toroidal flow from the meditation pages of our website:"Toroidal flow is experienced in step 12. This is related to the spiral flow of everything from the water going down a drain, to the exchange of blood to and from our heart, to to the spiral arms of a galaxy. The truth is that we are a mini-galaxy with similar internal properties. Our energy centers are toruses, ensuring the constant, dynamic exchange of awareness and experience that is a human being.Meditation allows for finer vibrations of spiritual energy to enter and move through the body. The toroidal flow nature of our subtle energy system moves those energies into the world in the form of our actions, creations, and expressions. We attract new experiences as a result of those expressions which in turn inform our consciousness. Higher consciousness raises our vibration to allow even finer vibrations to enter our system and, in turn, these express outward. This is evolution in action.Pulsing and rhythmic, we experience life, and even time, as the flow energies through fields, constantly creating experience which forms the very fiber of our being. Meditation reinforces this flow and elicits itrsquos expansion."Join us as we explore the torus, the vortex and the vacuum with visual artist and educator, Duane Carpenter. He is the creator of light-weaver.com which explores the torus in depth as well as offer stunning visual representations of sacred geometrical vehicles in actions. We know we're gonna dive in deep

Meditation step 11 of The Practice of Living Awarenss is called Ground Of Being. Within this step we explore the ground on which our being sits. This includes the various bodies physical, emotional, mental, spiritual in which our consciousness expresses.We have an energetic root system which allows for us to move about the world in a physical body while being an expression of an ever-expanding consciousness. As we reinforce our ground of being, we offer the stability necessary for that expression to constantly grow, engage, and evolve.To stand in front of a Van Gogh painting is to discover the energetic essence of the subject of that painting - be it a sunflower, a cypress tree, a potato eater, or a portrait of the artist himself. Vincent Van Gogh's deep connection to his surroundings offers us insight into the formation of reverence and compassion for all that is before us. He simply IS the ground of being. Vincent's deep convictions to creative expression and his unique penchant for contemplation and the written word show a spiritual side of the artist that can sometimes goes unnoticed in the vicinity of his dramatic and dynamic works of art.In this episode of Spirit Fire Radio, we look into Vincent Van Gogh's early life and the factors that contributed to his spiritual vision and grounded his heartfelt artistic endeavors.

With so many examples of inconceivably reckless violence surfacing week to week, we cannot help but ask ourselves questions. Where have we gone wrong What part do I play in this Can I be a part of the solutionHarmlessness is at the center of all spiritual traditions, yet the violence continues, and often in the name order, duty, or religion. Again, where have we gone wrongA few weeks ago, on one of our favorite shows to date, we discussed moving beyond duality and the harms of an "us vs. them" mentality with Dr. Dorothy Riddle. The conversation continues. Dr. Riddle has written a three volume series of books entitled Enough For Us All Volume Two is entitled Positive Harmlessness In Practice. In it, Dr. Riddleposits that we have no collective experience of harmlessness because our habits of harm are so pervasive. She offers daily practices to build our "harmlessness muscle," invites us to embrace an ethic of harmlessness, and introduces the Harmlessness Scale as an opportunity to self-check.This conversation coincides with Spirit Fire's weekly meditations on Mind, which is step 9 of The Practice of Living Awareness.The first half of ourmeditation programdelivered the tools necessary to establishshamatha, orpeaceful abiding. The second half leads one to a greater understanding of vipassyana,or penetrating insight. When these two methods or states of being are effectively combined, a Living Awareness unfolds.Violence and harm are learned behaviors. The mind has contracted to the point of ignorance and indifference. May our conversation shed some light on processes that will counter this state of being with expansiveness, understanding, and awareness. Please join us.