Phillip’s undergraduate studies in science and engineering led him to the fields of psychology, philosophy and religion to find complementary answers to life’s pressing questions.
Leaving a high-paying job in systems engineering at a nuclear submarine base, Phillip opted for seventeen years of spiritual study and discipline as a Hindu monk. After experiences in India which helped him to grasp the deep wisdom of the ancient Vedic culture, he spent six years studying with teachers of many religious traditions. In the early 90’s he organized over a dozen North American Interfaith Conferences to make the universal wisdom teachings of these traditions available to the public.
Phillip began an intensive study of Carl Jung’s teachings in 1993, and later incorporated Jung’s personality insights with principles of indigenous Medicine Wheels. This developed into the Life Wheels Model which helps a person to find their ‘life purpose’ vocation and how it fits into the larger circles of family, community, business, etc.
Since 1995, Phillip has worked with young people going through adolescent rites (as a Family Therapist), middle aged people going through vision quests (as a retreat leader), and terminally ill people going through the Last Rite of Passage as a hospice spiritual counselor.
Phillip’s work with people of all ages in successfully navigating rites of passages has led him to develop a Four Stages of Life Model which can help a person balance the physical, social, psychological and spiritual tasks relevant to each stage. Then the transition points between the life stages can become points for quantum growth versus points of psychic breakdown.
Ideally, using the life purpose and life stages models, a person finds their special vocational place in the community circle of life and can fluidly move through their stages of life while maintaining good worldly and spiritual connections.
Phillip’s third focus is on yoga, the ancient spiritual tradition of India. Using the same mandala/circle/medicine wheel foundational overlay, Phillip integrates the four great yoga stages: Karma yoga (action), Jnana yoga (knowledge), Raja yoga (meditation), and Bhakti yoga (devotion) into a complete path for traveling the hero’s journey from imbalance or disintegration to integration with the self and with Spirit.
The underlying principle which ties Phillip’s work together is unity in diversity: how a person may live a spiritual/psychologically sound life in a very materialistic and diverse culture. Honoring the individuality and the interconnectedness of each person honors the ancient wisdom of spiritual traditions as well as the particle/wave metaphor of modern quantum physics.
Visit Phillip's website: www.lightondeath.com
A woman of many defined talents, Ana is also a Natural Health Consultant and gifted Medical Intuitive. She has been a regularly featured guest on talk radio shows, and has been a guest speaker and/or presenter at Borders Books, Holistic Expos, and dozens of churches, bookstores, and healing centers throughout the US. She is the feature of the DVD film '2012 The Sacred Union' that was made for Hawaii Public Access television.
Rev. Jones leads regular classes and workshops on a wide range of subjects pertaining to spirituality, holistic health, and conscious iving. She has led dozens of retreats, vision quests, soul journeys, and pilgrimages for individuals, couples, and groups large and small. Ana is a vocalist, and recording artist of 7 Audio-Lecture CD's and 4 Meditation CD's. She is the author of 'The Teachings of Archangel Michael: A Handbook for Humanity' and The Celestial Voice Newsletter & Blog at www.angeliccommunication.blogspot.com . She is a monthly columnist for The Paradise Post newspaper and author of the Holistic Living Newsletter & Blog at www.anajones.typepad.comAna Jones is the Co-Owner and Director of Questing Spirit LLC which operates Questing Spirit Retreats, The Studio ~ Center for Holistic Arts, and Hale Hamakua Guesthouse in Honokaa, HI on the Big Island of Hawaii where she resides. When she is not on tour, Ana hosts several events, classes, retreats, and workshops throughout the year at The Studio - click here check the calendar page for the full list of offerings. She is also available at The Studio for private one-on-one or internationally for private phone appointments. To see the complete list of services she offers at The Studio click here to go to our Holistic Services Page. For more information call Ana at: 808-775-9911 or email: ajones4554@aol.com
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REV. ANA JONES is a nationally known Interfaith Minister, Reiki Master-Teacher, and life-long Clairvoyant Medium who has been developing her expertise in the fields of Holistic Energy Medicine, Intuition, and Spirituality for over 27 years. Professionally she has served as a visionary and luminary for two decades.
Thousands of clients who have had private sessions with Ana appreciate the clarity of her gifts and abilities, and have reported having deep healing, profound transformation, and awe inspiring, uplifting experiences with her.
Phillip Jones, MA, LMHC, is a licensed psychotherapist, spiritual teacher, and rites of passage facilitator. He is currently the senior spiritual counselor for Hospice of Hilo on Hawaii’s Big Island, and also gives lectures, leads seminars, and facilitates longer retreats with his wife to sacred sites. Phillip is the author of 'Light On Death' and speaks publically on a regular basis.
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