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You, Others, The Planet
Russell Sturgess
'The Real Da Vinci Code'
While living in Italy, researching the medieval origins of the Tarot, Russell Sturgess discovered a hidden key in the cards that unlocked secret wisdom teachings that had been lost for hundreds of years.
What had been hidden were clear instructions for transforming one's life and achieving enlightenment and sustainable inner peace.
It turns out to that it is as relevant for today as it was in the medieval times.
Could this be the 'real' Da Vinci Code?
Find out in this interview with Russell...
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From his teens, Russell demonstrated an understanding of agape (unconditional love) that defied his age. His upbringing saw him channel his passion into complementary health, as well as religion. By age 32 Russell was married with four children, serving as a lay-minister, and running a highly successful rural natural-therapies practice. However, a few years later he burnt out, which stopped his clinical work. He divorced, was on the verge of bankruptcy, had left the church of his upbringing, as well as being severely compromised in his physical health. It could be said he was physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually bankrupt!
When the student is ready, the teacher appears. The Spirit of Wisdom took control of his ‘education’ which saw Russell adopt a new approach to life inspired by Attitudinal Healing, an action-oriented version of A Course in Miracles taught primarily by Dr Gerry Jampolsky and Susan Trout. Blending his Christian-based understanding with Attitudinal Healing, Russell began to explore a more progressive approach to Christianity. Inclusiveness was central to this approach. Social justice and care of the planet, balanced with a commitment to adopting the type of love taught in the Sermon on the Mount, replaced the need for dogma and obedience.
It was in this place of enriched awareness that Russell discovered a progressive approach to Christianity that had been taught as early as the 12th century. This is what Russell reveals in his latest book, The Spiritual Roots of the Tarot. Russell went on to convert this long forgotten medieval template of spiritual wisdom into modern vernacular and developed the Enhances Awareness Program, a personal one-on-one mentoring program designed to assist people to live life more mindfully. To help people stay committed to a path of expanding awareness, compassion, and mindfulness, Russell now serves as a spiritual director using the path of the Beatitudes as a way to help people sustainably remember to be kind to themselves, to others and to the planet.
