Prayer

Prayer, appealing to God the Creator, to the Great Mystery, to Spirit, or a Higher Power, is something that almost everyone does when things are tough and they are overwhelmed – even if they don’t want to admit to praying.

There are some prayer basics found in in every culture, religion, and spiritual tradition around the world. I include mantras, autosuggestion, and poems in Prayer when we are working with God the Creator.

Many Forms and Styles of Prayer

People of all races, genders, creeds, and cultures pray in many forms and styles.

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1 Many Forms and Styles of Prayer

2 My Experience With Prayer

3 Exploring Prayer

4 What is Prayer?

4.1 Why Do People Pray?

5 Many Forms and Styles of Prayer

6 Everyday Practices for Reconnecting with Spirit

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My Experience With Prayer

I come from an Anglican Church of Canada (Christian) tradition and I studied Theology at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. I have also experienced a number of different spiritual traditions including Buddhist, Science of Mind, Tibetan Buddhist, Taoist, Hindu Sanskrit Mantra practice, Shamanism and Kabbalah.

Exploring Prayer

I am going to be exploring prayer in these pages using approaches to pray and prayers that I have learned in a number of different traditions including
Anglicanism, Judaism, Kabbalah, Pure Land Buddhism, Science of Mind, Taoism, Tibetan Buddhism, and Shamanism.

What is Prayer?

What is prayer? Prayer is an intensely personal communication with a higher source of power. For some this power maybe experienced as God, Creator, Great Spirit, Universal Mind, and so forth. For others it may be a personal deity or saint.

Why Do People Pray?

Prayers, no matter what the culture, deal with the most intense human needs and experiences including:

affirming desires,
decreeing how things will be,
entreaties for material benefits,
honouring God the Creator,
offering gratitude,
releasing guilt,
requests for opportunities,
supplications for blessings,
unburdening grief,
unloading affliction,
wishing for escape from pain and suffering, and
worshipping.

Many Forms and Styles of Prayer

People of all races, genders, creeds, and cultures pray in many forms and styles.

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Everyday Practices for Reconnecting with Spirit

Learn more about every day practices and steps that you can take for Reconnecting With Spirit:

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"I am practical and expect miracles, when I just take the first step forward every day."
-Richard Edward Ward