Recently, I attended the Tarot/ Tree of Life weekend retreat presented by the teachers of Planet Dharma, Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei who laid out the basics of the Tarot and Tree of Life, gave time to ponder the information in meditation and...
Retreating in person with Qapel and Sensei is like coming home. It’s like visiting the authentic High Priestess, Magician and Fool all rolled into two. Well its like visiting the whole major Arcana archetypes all rolled into two people. They are loving, generous,...
The Western Mysteries & Tarot with Doug and Catherine Sensei has been highly transformative and relevant to my personal and universal experience of being human. I am still discovering new and varied ways of showing up in my life; how to leverage talents,...
This retreat was right on the mark – a perfect blend of focused inner work along with space for reflection in a trusting and comfortable setting. The teachers were wonderful, insightful, humorous, and extremely attentive to our individual needs for...
The teachings always speak directly to me. It is uncanny. It is like hearing a language that I spoke in some other life form and suddenly it rings a bell. And bell after bell. Like a universal language that we all used to speak but have forgotten. It is as if new...
Studying the hero’s journey with master Dharma teachers Qapel and Sensei, I discovered my own journey of transformation and the unknown. While walking on this path with the quest to awaken in this lifetime, I learned to bring the gift of wisdom and service to...
The retreat provided me with the intensive experience of finding and maintaining energy in the central channel of my being. We worked on loosening and letting go of the pervasive thoughts that one may describe as our deep attachments and aversions. This work deepened...
These are ancient teachings that I feel are important to understand if someone is serious about meditation. I appreciate Qapel and Sensei’s unrelenting perseverance to teach about the roots and traditions of these life changing practices. They explore the rich...
During this week in retreat, I have been recognizing how often I’m actually in bliss while at work! It’s so easy for me to burn up a lot of energy resisting work (not wanting to get up in the morning, not wanting to be there, etc) but then… if...
I feel so lucky to have received this precious Dharma teaching. Your presence, your compassion and your wisdom is as infinite as it is effective. Thank you so much for helping us get us out of the mud again and again. You are needed in many places on this...
