Sera Beak: Red Hot and Holy, Part 2
Tami Simon speaks with Sera Beak, a Harvard-trained scholar of comparative world religions and a dynamic new voice in modern spirituality. Sera spent years traveling the world to study with Sufi dervishes, Tibetan monks, Indian yogis, mystics, shamans, and more. She is the author of The Red Book, and with Sounds True her new book is Red Hot and Holy: A Heretic’s Love Story. In the second part of a two-part interview, Tami speaks with Sera about her experiences with sacred touch, shadow work, the power of “cosmic family therapy” to heal the wounds of someone in a different lifetime, and the revelation of knowing deep in our being that we are beloved. (61 minutes)
See Sera Beak live in August 2013. Visit WakeUpFestival.com for more information.
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Thank you for bringing this passionate beauty into my awareness. I learned in the very beginning of my search for truth from Mary Summer Rain that red is the color of passion. Even though I didn’t hear either of you say the word passion, it seemed like that’s what you two were talking about.
I appreciate the new clarity concerning soul vs. spirit that Sera has provided. My understanding now is Spirit is the divinity that we are part of and is the real part of us, but soul is our individualness and includes our memories, shadows, our darkness, fears, and imprints we have accumulated.
This is only the second time I have heard the concept of spiritual bypassing, but it names well something I’ve also contemplated. If I’m getting it right, it’s seeing spirituality as a way to skip all the interesting and scary stuff that we came here to experience in the first place.
Thanks again
Comment by Rich Featherly — June 14, 2013 @ 5:05 am
Thank you Sera for sharing. I appreciate your ability to articulate your experience and your transparency with how your insights have unfolded. Thank you Tami for letting the interview unfold and asking the right questions to expand the discussion.
I’ve known for a while now that, when in the womb, I didn’t want to be here and have been working through my fears ever since. Thankfully, I’m out of my head and into my body! Everyday is new – the simplest things are both a wonder and a curiosity. And yes, life can be pretty freakin’ hard!
And, as a side note, I’ve always loved the color red. Even my friends have assigned that color to me while going through a branding process for my business. Who knew?
Good luck to you with your book, looking forward to listening to Part 2.
Comment by Brenda — June 15, 2013 @ 8:32 am
Thank you for bringing into expression what I have felt since birth. I have always known what you explained but did not trust it. I was afraid of worldly things. I am finally home and confident I am on the right road. My soul can never be destroyed no matter what I have done. I now trust body and soul. Blessings
Comment by Lil' Annie — June 17, 2013 @ 7:56 am