| The Way Of The Rake | | | | healing sources of mind, body and spirit. . . but one |
| Many years ago in the southern regions of a land | | | | must first develop the discipline of The Rake! |
| far away lived a man by the name of Hewko. A | | | | The Mind Body Spirit connection is Earth |
| poor man by providential state but rich in Mind, | | | | connected. . . |
| Body and Spirit. | | | | All religions teach the importance of the Spirit |
| "Relationships" he would say, "are the true paths | | | | Earth connection. The Bible says in the creation |
| to wealth of soul, peace of mind and health of | | | | story of Genesis, "with labor and toil shalt thou |
| body". | | | | eat thereof all the days of thy life". Man |
| And, | | | | continually shirks his duty as "husband" of the land |
| "Relaxation is not for pillows as pillows are not for | | | | and wonders why he feels so lethargic. The |
| the relaxed"! | | | | sowing and reaping of years gone by is more and |
| Many seemingly wise and yet puzzling things he | | | | more distant from the lives of modern man. |
| did say. . . leaving the disciples who sought him no | | | | Hewko says, "Reach into the soil of your own |
| further along in wisdom than before. No more | | | | backyard and grow something"! |
| peace of mind than a rabbit in the wild afraid to | | | | The Way of the Rake is nothing more than the |
| venture out of its hole for fear of being eaten. No | | | | rake you can buy at the local hardware store. . . |
| less confused and no more focused on their self | | | | take rake in hand and touch the Earth! Mind, Body |
| imposed task because they failed to act. | | | | and Spirit unite in that one simple action and you |
| But they sought him out all the same as all | | | | are centered, balanced and whole. The rake is |
| seekers must seek someone other than | | | | literal but only part of it. Cultivate the earth, plant |
| themselves to "show" them "the way"! | | | | the seed and help it grow! The law of sowing and |
| The way of 'The Rake' clears all pathways that | | | | reaping has always been taught since the |
| are unclear due to the fallen leaves of time | | | | beginning of time through the planting of seed and |
| And what of you dear reader. . . do you also seek | | | | is the foundation for all business and romance. |
| the spiritual healing that comes with the words of | | | | If you are unable to find your way through |
| the Great Sage Hewko? Be of good cheer- the | | | | religion. . . rake! If you are unable to quite the |
| secret lies in the essence and foundation of The | | | | mind. . . rake! If you are overwhelmed with bills, |
| Rake! "The Way of the Rake", as Hewko would | | | | business and the cares of this world. . . rake! |
| say, "clears all pathways that are unclear due to | | | | Unplug from TV and computer, go outside and |
| the fallen leaves of time"; and I will share with you | | | | touch the Earth. Today's modern man allocates |
| in a very few words the philosophy of The Rake | | | | these basic life giving energies to other men who |
| and how you can apply it this very day with no | | | | regard these God given privileges as nothing more |
| further delay of peace to mind, depth to soul and | | | | than a 9 - 5 J.O.B. How can we be sure our Mind, |
| life to body. | | | | Body and Spiritual sufferings are nothing more |
| "Just as the pathway of the forest is obscured | | | | than self imposed when we go for months and, |
| by the leaves that fall there on. . . so also our | | | | for some, years without rolling in the hay? |
| minds are unclear by the task that fall upon our | | | | The man of religious conviction who studies the |
| minds". Too much technology, too many Business | | | | Bible and yet avoids his "curse" can no more |
| opportunities, too many bills to pay and just too | | | | expect God to answer his prayers than he can |
| many places to be and things to do. We are | | | | expect tomatoes to grow where he has not |
| overwhelmed, our minds are cluttered, we do not | | | | prepared the soil. Back to the land should be our |
| exercise, we do not sleep. . . we know what we | | | | motto. Home grown should be the description |
| must do but do not! | | | | given the vegetables on our table. And the law of |
| Meditation is a straw that eludes the grasp; yoga | | | | sowing and reaping should be the first law written |
| is an exercise of mind and body that does not | | | | on our hearts. . . Mind, Body and Spirit begins |
| always satisfy; crystals are debated, set on | | | | where the salad grows. |
| shelves and forgotten; and when feeling sluggish | | | | Hewko's Final Words |
| conventional medicine offers no cure- we seek | | | | "Clear the leaves from the path of your mind |
| "holistic" and/or "alternative medicines only to find | | | | with The Rake! Touch the Earth and the Earth will |
| more "alternatives" to the "alternatives"! Hewko | | | | touch you. When we Rake we use the Mind, we |
| would not deny all of the above as potential | | | | use the Body and we find our Spirit whole". |