By sHEALy
A book digest by D. D. Delaney
Intuition development is a great way to become the real you and live the life you've always wanted. 
By Ed Ida
Row, row, row your boat, Gently down the stream may offer secret clues to the intuitive art of living. 
By Henry Reed
Book Digest by Clayton Montez
When your heart goes out to someone, your compassion creates an empathic bridge of intuitive understanding. 
By Karyn Greenstreet
"I can FEEL you!" Mary shouted, as the group of students practiced a psychic reading on her. "I can feel everyone's energy as you read me!"
Subscribers Only!
For the past several years, the Edgar Cayce Institute for Intuitive Studies 
has searched for professional psychics or "intuitives" who demonstrated 
sufficient helpful abilities to be invited to provide readings for participants at 
conferences. Here for the first time is the list of these individuals. 
By Beverly Jaegers
PSI, long considered paranormal, occult or as some special 'gift' given only to special 
people, is beginning to take its place in the new Millennium as a valid and reasonable 
field of science and of worthwhile study. 
By Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Book digest by VerDella Denwiddie
Learn techniques for recognizing your intuition and developing it for personal discovery. 
By Philip Goldberg
Book digest by Zahid Hossain
For many years, this book has been THE reference book for what has been known, supposed and rumored about intuition. 
By Margaret Dwyer, Ph.D.
A Dream Quest Experience 
By Asoka Selvarajah, Ph.D.
The Higher Self within us far transcends the understanding of our conscious minds. 
This is the power that all the great geniuses and teachers of history have accessed. 
It is also the place of magic and miracle in our lives. Here are the seven key steps to contact it. 
By Paul von Ward
What causes us to block out the idea or realization that we, as holographic portions 
and children of the universe, are probably endowed with the same miracle producing 
power we delegate to gods and angels? 
By Karyn Greenstreet
Medical intuition is a growing field. Learn about this skill and how online study can be a source of training. 
By Beverly Jaegers
Book Digest by Lorrie Kazan
A text on psychic development by the original psychic detective and founder of U.S. Psi Squad.. 
By Henry Reed
Edgar Cacye inspired a new approach to psychic research that led to an innovative handle on the natural intuition of the heart. 
By Henry Reed
For Subscribers Only!
A personal story of psychic invasion suggests a new view on this controversy.
By Frances Vaughan
Book digest by Rachel Creager
This classic survey of intuition, by a prominent pioneer in transpersonal counseling, was the first to discuss the spiritual side of intuition. 
By Connie Russert
As we uncover our innate Essence qualities, we automatically begin to tap into our intuition. 
By Doug Richards
Here is a report of a project that yielded many insights on how best to prepare for 
a psychic reading and the types of questions that seem to result in the best answers. 
By Arupa Tesolin
Next time you're out driving take a look around, at the businesses, the shops, the 
homes, transport, signs, and people, and wonder "How else could this have looked?" 
By Amy Betit
In this 
Atlantic University "mini-lesson," you'll have a chance to explore what you 
may offer to yourself that would help you create more meaning in your life. 
By John Van Auken
A leading Edgar Cayce scholar tells how to develop a relationship with inner guidance that you can trust. 
By Carol Gurney
Book Summary by Laurel Moran
Learning to communicate with animals is one of the fastest growing areas of applied intuition. 
By Henry Reed
Book Summary by Rachel Creager
Edgar Cayce popularized the word, "channel," to mean bringing forth, and had a unique 
"mega-vision" of the many ways in which we can bring forth blessings from Spirit. 
By Nancy Pohle & Ellen Selover
The intuitive impressions we receive come to us in a variety of different ways. 
Entering the state of Hypnosis aids actors in their character roles. 
By John Van Auken
You have to express your willingness to listen to what thefelt sense has to say, without an agenda of your own. 
By Eckhart Tolle
Book Summary by Ann Holland
Even when the sky is heavily overcast, the sun hasn't disappeared. It's still there on the other side of the clouds. 
Calling on the intuitive wisdom of another person to help you interpret events in 
your life is a key turning point in your spiritual growth and development. But choose your wisdom resources wisely. 
By Henry Reed
Do you remember where you were when the thought first occurred to you, "I wonder if my life
has a special purpose?" 
By Mimi Doe
Dreamers from around the world have submitted dreams to a global dreaming project called Dream Gatherers. 
By Arupa Tesolin
Out on my meditative walk the idea came to me to try to write an essay based on what 
two books, on very different subjects, had in common. Perhaps a new insight would 
emerge that would merit sharing it with you. 
By Henry Reed, Kumiko Sakurai Foster, Miyuki Kaneko
A comic book on Edgar Cayce's vision of psychic development is under development at: 
 Here you can read the first chapter. 
By Lloyd Lewis
An 
Atlantic University student who is a practitioner of Eckankar describes his method for tapping intuitive insights. 
By Renee Takacs
A study of professional intuitives and their experiences helping out in the workplace 
with their special skills. (An 
Atlantic University Master's Thesis) 
By Mark Epstein, M.D.
Book Summary by Susanne Bozenski
An exploration of the intuitive realities underlying Buddhist meditation and psychoanalysis. 
By Connie Russert
Channeled writing presents five ideas to consider about what your inner child may intuit as truth. 
By Henry Reed
Practical intuition means gaining guidance for yourself and your relationships. How 
can you obtain the highest guidance possible? The Intuitive Heart approach is based 
upon the spiritual ideals Edgar Cayce prescribed for extraordinary psychic ability. 
By Laura Day
Book Summary by Linda Brown
We don't need to know how intuition works to reap its benefits. Learn to trust that 
you know, without knowing why you know. We can develop our intuition so that we will 
make better decisions and have more control of our lives. 
By Henry Reed
The "Dream Solutions!" process harnesses the power of dreams. It is the 
one dreamwork method that incorporates Edgar Cayce's suggestion for how to learn to interpret dreams. 
By PaTrisha RobinSong
My angels and spirit guides were many and nameless. Then someone suggested to me, 
"why don't you name your angels and spirit guides by what they do and give them 
a face to make them more personal." What a novel idea! It became fun. 
A book review by Gayl Woitrya
All at once... he found himself wrapped around, as it were, by a flame-colored cloud.... 
The next (instant) he knew that the light was within himself. Directly after, there 
came upon him a sense of exaltation, of immense joyousness, accompanied or immediately 
followed by an intellectual illumination quite impossible to describe. 
By Nancy Rosanoff, Ph.D.
Book Summary by Linda Brown
Learning to listen to intuition can help us make wise choices in our relationships and can lead to creative solutions when problems arise. 
By Judith Orloff
Book Summary by Lorrie Kazan
Become mindful. From mindfulness comes a new kind of freedom, both in knowing one's 
self fully and in being completely present in one's life. 
By Henry Reed
What will be the impact upon society and its institutionalized religions when the reality of paranormal phenomena is generally accepted? 
By Andre van der Braak
Book summary by Lorrie Kazan
Previously Andre had been struggling with maintaining a Buddhist practice that he'd 
found overly rigorous without offering the kind of emotional sustenance he still craved. 
He was elated and relieved when Andrew Cohen told him, "Enlightenment is now." 
You're in it and you no longer have to prepare. 
By Bruce & David McArthur
Book summary by Linda Brown
This book is a comprehensive examination of the Universal Laws and combines the wisdom of Edgar Cayce with the science of HeartMath. 
By Gail Ferguson
Book summary by Susie Pedigo
In asking a question you need to identify the information you need and reflect your 
intention. Always start with the question "What do I know about ___?" The 
question introduces a situation that establishes the connection that intuition needs. 
By Lawrence Jaffe
Book summary by Susie Pedigo
Consciousness knows with both the head and the heart. The Jungian myth includes the 
idea that changing the God-image is dependent on transforming human consciousness. 
The connection between ego and Self represents the connection between man and God. 
By Connie Zweig, Ph.D.
Book summary by Linda Brown
Because holy longing has a light side and a dark side it can lead us, on one hand, 
to an ecstatic experience and wisdom. On the other, it takes us into emotional despair. 
Described by Henry Reed
Nancy Rosanoff, Ph.D., a member of the 
In her new column, she offers a very interesting method, called "Try it on!" 
In essence, pretend your option is a set of clothes. 
By Jean Houston
Book summary by Linda Brown
"Dogs offer steady emotional support, love us unconditionally and can even find 
us thousands of miles away. They inhabit our imaginations and find a place in our 
dreams. Our pets assist us in finding who and what we really are. They help us bridge 
nature and instinct." 
By Gabrielle Roth
Book Summary by Lorrie Kazan
"All of life is a dance; particles move, and movement brings us into that divine, 
intuitive flow, into the spontaneous, instinctive wisdom that illuminates the present moment." 
An excerpt from:
Path of Empowerment: Pleiadian Wisdom for a World in Chaos
By Barbara Marciniak
"Everyone on Earth is here to participate in and contribute to the mass awakening 
of humanity to the truth that your thoughts create your reality." 
By Paularyo
"Doubting Spirit is part of the human search for truth. No human truths remain 
constant. Your truths evolve as your soul evolves. Allow it to be your truth in the moment." 
By Harmon Bro
Book Summary by Susie Pedigo
Every human soul has psychic ability. Need, opportunity and intent must be in place 
before psychic phenomena occurs. So psychic ability has to be more than a kit of useful 
tools; it must include the awareness the way things are and a desire to work with the way things are. 
By Winter Robinson
Book Summary by Susie Pedigo
This hidden order is quickly becoming a part of the world's spiritual revolution that 
will rid the world of fear, greed, and confusion and result in humankind developing 
harmony with the cosmos. 
By Stase Michaels
Book Summary by VirDella Denwiddie
A brief look briefly at the 27 types of dreams that Michaels documents in the book. 
For each category, Michaels provides descriptions of dream types in that category, 
followed by "live" examples of dreams and analyses. Afterwards, she summarizes 
each type by recapturing the identifying features, to make it easier for the dreamer 
to sort, label and understand his or her dream content. 
By Susan Chernak McElroy
Book summary by Linda Brown
Animals provide us with many lessons, although over time we have distanced ourselves 
from them and nature. It is by putting our attention and intention into these relationships 
that we deepen them. Our relationship with animals can bring about our transformation of consciousness. 
By F. Holmes "Skip" Atwater
Book Summary by Jed Bendix
Atwater's first encounter with "remote viewing" was as a teenager. Skip 
loved to work on car engines. Atwater soon discovered he had the ability to close 
his eyes concentrate and see inside the engine. He could see broken engine components or the oil flowing within the motor. 
An excerpt from the book:
The Translucent Revolution: How People just like you are waking up and changing
By Arjuna Ardagh
"Trailing clouds of glory do we come, from God who is our home," wrote William 
Wordsworth. As preverbal babies, we experience ourselves as limitlessness. At one 
with what we see and feel, we have no need to define ourselves. We are both nothing 
and everything. Then Iago imposes a sense of limitation, of something missing, which 
we can never quite put a finger on. We can spend an entire lifetime trying to find 
a satisfactory ending to the statement "I am..." 
By Robin M. Hogarth
Book Summary by Susie Pedigo
Doctors, waiters, housewives, teachers, plumbers and stockbrokers all use intuitive 
judgment. Everyone does. Minor decisions or major decisions are often made based on 
feeling, even when the reason for the feeling is unclear. Intuition is knowing without 
knowing why we know. It is knowledge we aren't born with, nor do we reach it with analytic argument. 
By Stephen Kierulff, Ph.D. and Stanley Krippner, Ph.D.
Commentary by Linda Brown
This book goes far beyond listing the five ways of becoming psychic and giving instructions 
on how to do so. In fact, the authors make it clear from the beginning that psychic 
events entail love and connection, not personal glory. The main objective of the book 
is to explore the spiritual implications of psychic phenomena. 
By Cay Randall May, Ph.D.
Who of us hasn't later regretted a decision or action which we took against our inner 
knowing? Even the strongest intuitive insights can be contradicted by self-doubt just 
as conflicting emotions can override the most accurate impressions. 
By Henry Reed, Ph.D.
Dreams are a wonderful source of guidance for life issues, especially when we are 
ready to take action. If you've ever wondered about using your dreams for intuitive 
guidance you will be interested in the Dream Quest process. 
By Lorrie Kazan
Don't worry about what other people think. Don't worry about fitting in. (Chances 
are you don't fit in but remember that other people don't necessarily hear or see 
the amount of things you do.) 
During the first five days of May, 2006, eight people will join Henry Reed and his 
wife at a Civil War era Plantation house on a 3,000 acre working farm in the Blue 
Ridge mountains for a Creativity Revival, with the theme of "Caring for the Creative 
Spirit." Perhaps you will be one of those eight people. 
By Lorrie Kazan
Psychometry is often used to find lost objects and people and it's something you can 
learn. Psychometry is the ability to see with touch. A psychometrist holds an object 
in hand, or sometimes pressed to the forehead, and simply relates the impressions 
she or he receives. Solving a murder, the late Bevy Jaegers held a rock from the crime 
scene and was able to describe the gruesome events. The idea is that objects take 
on the resonance of what has been pervasive in their environment. 
By Gail Harris
Book Summary by Linda Brown
The most important message the book is that where you are is where you need to be. 
When you lets your heart guide you, things flow more easily, and you will have a sense 
of where you belong. You will experience more love and a more positive attitude, because 
the voice of truth is always kind and loving. 
By Russill Paul
Medical research now validates immense physiological benefits from chanting: lowered 
blood pressure, stabilized heart rate, improved circulation and the production of 
endorphins, which are body's natural painkillers and mood enhancers. 
By Darrin Owens
As a psychic who feels called to help others connect with their own inner psychic, 
my role is to encourage clients to deal with their challenges, not escape them. Accepting 
your true psychic nature means taking your power back and redirecting your life. That 
is why we are all reluctant psychics to some degree. We are afraid of the power and 
total responsibility that comes with owning our psychic potential. 
A Memo from A.R.E. Staff to those who inquire about a recommendation 
concerning a reputable psychic
From the perspective of the Edgar Cayce readings, each of us is our own best psychic. 
Whether the information comes from a hunch, an intuition, our dreams, or synchronicity, 
each of us possesses a wealth of internal guidance that can be drawn upon whenever 
we need it. In fact, the Cayce material suggests that our true natural state is psychic 
and that as we progress spiritually in our lives we will have more personal experiences 
with this psychic dimension of our beings. Still, there are times in life when we 
may feel the need to receive external guidance. Just as it is appropriate for individuals 
to seek out help from a doctor, a counselor, a minister, or a trusted friend, there 
may be occasions when we feel the need for intuitive information from a professional. 
By Andrea Flew
I offered a friend who was going through a period of transition, an opportunity to 
practice developing intuition for guidance by engaging with memories and dreams to 
reflect and analyze guidance contained in their stories. I found the whole experience 
to be affirming of my potential to contribute to opportunities for the transformational 
process to progress. I felt I grew in confidence within myself to apply my skills 
in service with another. I became aware of skills and insights within that I am capable 
of practically applying to daily life and living that can serve my own and others' 
conscious awareness, growth in spirit and confidence to serve others. 
By Henry Reed on
The Intuitive Career: How to Succeed as a Consultant, Reader, or Healer, by Cay Randall 
May What can society expect from a professional intuitive? I think it is crucially 
important that psychics get it together to provide us with an answer. It would create 
the actual status of "profession" in the mind of society. What do psychics 
profess? We don't know yet, but we're waiting. 
An essay on Transpersonal Knowing
By Jan Kruyff
Thinking is a great human pastime. We all think. Whether it is about our next meal, 
how to manage our present problem, or where to vacation, we always seem to be thinking. 
Maybe we even pass all of our time thinking. But how often do we think about thinking, 
a thing that comes so naturally to us. How often do we consider where particular thoughts 
come from? Where are the limits of our individual minds? Do we ever consider that 
some of the contents of our minds originate outside of us? 
By Patricia Sulllivan
During my AU studies I took the course on the use of visual arts for healing. I loved 
it. It got my creative juices going. And it helped me get rid of some fears I had regarding expressing myself. 
By Jenna Ludwig
A man explained to psychic Carol Ann Liaros (who is Senior Trainer at the Edgar Cayce 
Institute for Intuitive Studies) that although he had been totally blind for over 
41 years since the age of four, he could see the auras of those around him. This led 
Carol Ann to consider the prospect of teaching the blind to "see" through the use 
of their psychic abilities. The result was "Project Blind Awareness." 
By Brandon Bays
Often, we become attached to something or someone because deep down we fear we would't 
be complete without them. We fear letting go into the presence of the unknown, and 
feel that we would be left bereft, lost, alone without that outer possession, person, 
lifestyle. We fear non-existence. 
By Jed J Bendix
One advantage "The Journey" has over other biofeedback devices is in teaching 
the effect emotional states have upon our body's rhythms. Some sessions ask you to 
raise your energy level while others ask you to bring it down. 
A Pilot Study by David W. Miller
Abstract of Culminating Project for 
Atlantic University Many people are unaware 
of their inherent intuitive skills for dealing with the stressful situations of modern 
life. But others are aware of this intuitive transcendent phenomenon in the form of 
hunches and have learned how to sporadically use it. A few have learned how to trigger 
this intuitive skill and use it to cope with modern life. 
By Gary Renard
Book Review by Sidney Goodwin
Your Immortal Reality much like 
The Disappearance 
of the Universe attempts to explain 
A Course in Miracles from 
the "good old common man" approach. Gary says that he is just a common guy, 
not all that bright, who just happen to have his future self, who wrote the 
Gospel 
of Thomas in a previous life, and a partner appear as physical forms in his living 
room and give him sage advice on spiritual principles to living in everyday life. 
Their banter adds color and some humor to the exchange that presses the message of 
A Course in Miracles that forgiveness is the key to awaken us from the dream 
of this world. 
By Paul Pearsall
Book Summary By Clayton Montez
Hearts Code illustrates revolutionary discoveries about the hearts role 
in the scope of human healing and consciousness and that an application of the hearts 
code will lead to better health, happiness and self-knowledge. 
By Stephen Harrod Buhner
A chapter excerpted from his book The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence 
of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature.
The tendency for heart cells to entrain with one another, merely because of the proximity 
of their electromagnetic fields, extends to any electromagnetic field that comes into 
contact with them. Just as the electromagnetic fields of two heart cells cause them 
to begin beating or oscillating in unison, when the electromagnetic fields of two 
hearts come together, they also begin to oscillate or entrain to each other. But this 
phenomenon extends even further. 
Debbie Bailey
At the beginning of the dream quest program, I was concerned about the way in which 
I make decisions. I felt that most of my decisions were based on past patterns instead 
of free will. This concerned me so I focused on decision making as I began recording 
my first weeks dreams. 
By Susan K. Garrett
The most striking thing I notice about myself since attempting this writing exercise 
is the realization of what an extraordinary life Ive had to this point and how 
guided I have been. I often think of myself as hum drum and everyday. But my life 
experiences have been powerful and extraordinary, and just what I have needed. 
An Interview with:
Sage Bennet
Author of Wisdom Walk: Nine Practices for Creating Peace and Balance from the World's Spiritual Traditions
People can learn ways to reduce stress and find balance in their lives from overworking 
and other addictive behaviors by following simple wisdom practices such as creating 
a home altar, meditating and finding peace, surrendering to prayer, forgiveness, letting 
nature be our teacher, visioning, learning to go with the flow, and service. 
An excerpt from
The Mandala of Being: Discovering the Power of Awareness
By Richard Moss, M.D.
Any story you tell yourself about who you are, any belief you have, any feeling you 
are aware of, is only an object of your larger consciousness. You, in your essence, 
are always something that experiences all these and remains more complete than any 
of them. When you realize that you are inherently larger than any feeling that enters 
your awareness, this very awareness will change the feeling, and it will release its 
grip on you. 
By Laurie Nadel, Ph.D.
An Excerpt from her book
Sixth Sense: Unlocking Your Ultimate Mind Power.
The term "new science" was first introduced in 1964 by the late Nobel neuroscientist 
Dr. Roger Sperry (1913-1994). It is based on the premise that your consciousness -- 
your point of focus which can be compared to a cursor on your computer screen -- can 
create physical effects in your brain as well as the other way around. 
By Gregg Braden
Book summary by Joanne Aaronson
How do you know if you are connected to a higher power? First, let's agree on what 
to call this higher power often called God, but many words could be substituted. 
By Joanne Lattiak
So it was, having tried everything I could think of over the years to break free 
of the fear that was holding me back, I came to the Dream Quest hoping for new insights. 
I also came with a hefty skepticismdoubtful this would give me that long sought-after 
key to freedoms door. 
By Georgia Edwards
The long and short of my past life regression work simply tells me to be responsible 
for my actions as karma builds way too quickly. I can only imagine what living without 
the possibility of not creating karma can be like. It has a peace of mind, warmth of heart 
and an easy serene mind.
By Judith Orloff, M.D.
Whatever I am doing, I always hear my dreams echoing in a distant underground chamber beneath my thoughts and feelings, 
attuned to the rhythms of my body and the very substance of the earth. They are my compass and my truth; 
they guide me and link me to the Divine. They call out to me in an intimate whisper, always knowing how to find me. 
They speak my real name.
By Drude Clark
The Dream Quest guidebook says, "whatever question or problem you choose to work on it will reflect something about you and how you are responding to your life situation... Dreams do their best, it is assumed here, when you are doing your best, in your conscious life, to work on your problem yourself." I will have to handle my own baggage.
By L.S. King
One might think the focus of my dream quest was all about my dilemma of which kind of hiking boot I should buy for a recent backpacking trip. Should I go with a cloth-based shoe that dries fast or a Gore-Tex lined boot that keeps the feet dry?  But this was never really a dilemma. I knew I wanted the latter, even if the shoe salesman did not want to sell me a pair. The focus of my dream quest was a little deeper than the qualms of my shoe issues.
By Joanne Aaronson
In order to be fully present and operating properly (fully and completely), particularly with our creative abilities in gear, we must focus our attention on what's happening NOW.
Bill Plotkin
Contemporary, Western society fails us during the transition from childhood to adulthood. Too many people reach their physical prime without ever attaining psychological maturity. Put plainly, in today's world, growing up is hard to do.
				  
Psychology of the Future. 
By 
Stanislav Grof
Summary by Pat Clendenen
Most of us in our ordinary 
state of consciousness identify with only a small part of who we really are. In 
nonordinary states of consciousness we have the ability to access a deep inner 
intelligence that guides us through the healing and transformation process.
Mental Resilience: Develop the Focus of 
a Warrior and the Peace of a Monk. 
By Kamal Sarma
Most people come 
to meditation thinking, or even fearing, that it is difficult. No matter how 
much some people rave about the benefits of meditation, many think it would be 
easier to relax by merely playing a sport, reading a book, grabbing a drink, 
watching TV, or doing any number of things that do not require much effort.
Active Imagination:  Anyone Can Do It, And 
Everyone Should Access the Miraculous. 
By Lorrie Kazan*
Active 
Imagination is a life-transforming process pioneered by famed psychoanalyst, Dr. 
Carl Jung. It is a powerful tool to gain access into one's own interior life. 
With practice, it offers intuitives an added doorway to experience areas of 
psychic functioning. 
 
Primary Perception: Biocommunication 
with Plants, Living Foods, and Human Cells
By 
Cleve Backster. Book Summary by Susan Joseph
  Do you know that the 
  plant on your windowsill is “in-tune” with your thoughts and “anticipates” 
  your return home, or that the unfertilized eggs in your refrigerator, the 
  bacteria in yogurt, and cells removed from your body also respond to thoughts 
  and actions?
 
 
The Secret Teachings of Plants:  
The 
Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature
By 
Stephen Harrod Buhner. Book Summary by Naomi Mullen
This book not only 
gives guidance on receiving plant communication it also goes into intuitive 
information that can be derived from humans, animals, objects, and places. In 
addition it gives the linear mind knowledge that has been determined 
scientifically about physics and physiology that ties the information together. 
So this book is a "how to" of intuitive heart connection that also provides 
poetic and scientific support to give balance in the training of the heart and 
mind..
  
  
  Lucid Waking: Mindfulness and the 
  Spiritual Potential of Humanity 
By Georg Feuerstein. Book Summary by Debbie 
Leighton
  What does it mean to be in the state of Lucid 
  Waking?  Is it possible to be completely and totally aware of who we are both 
  physically and spiritually at the same time?   If we as human beings find this 
  state achievable, then the possibilities for the existence of humankind are 
  limitless.
Opening 
to the Spirit World
By Brad Tesh
God, the Angels and your 
Spirit Guides are always willing to help you with an all loving embrace, all one 
must do is ask for help and be open to receiving it and so it is. By opening our 
spiritual intuition to these loving beings, we are able to find peace, healing, 
and experience blessings of all kinds.
  
  
  
  The Value of Solitude*
  Robert Kull
  
  Although many cultures have 
  long recognized solitude as an opportunity to look inward, in our culture we 
  sometimes think that spending time alone is unhealthy. To be fully human we 
  need relationships with other people, with the nonhuman world, and with our 
  own inner depths