The point is: life comes with some sacrifice and some suffering, and we cannot escape the hardship. Happily enough, enduring the suffering and gamely making the sacrifices adds to the meaning with which we live our lives. It may not add to present moment happiness, but it gives us something more important, something more lasting: a reason to live. … More Living with meaning
We forget the reason for Halloween, All Hallow’s Eve, All Soul’s Day, All Soul’s Night, the Day of the Dead…all traditions that commemorate those who have died, those who may now be in spirit form. The traditional belief is that this night is the one time of the calendar year where the veil is thinnest, … More Halloween
My family of origin is fairly traditional. I grew up in the South in the United States, and in my schools and social circles, no one taught or discussed anything about shamanism, energy healing, the power of the mind, the invisible connection we all have to each other, to all of life, and to … More The dreamworld
I wrote this a couple of years ago, and I’ve had it on my site on the front page for a while. I’ll leave it here as a blog post for now. Blessings to all! Connect with spirit. Be grateful for your food. Be grateful for each breath you take. Walk lightly on the … More Be Light.
A dear friend lost her life this week, and I have been moved to write. She was the kind of person who lit up the room when she walked in. The kind of person who knew how to make everyone live, how to make everyone excel, how to make everyone believe that the best could … More On life
As our group, Approaching the Sacred, is taking the month of March to focus on the path of service, we used last night’s shamanic journeying session to find a way to serve this world. For some, it meant connecting with one’s self. For example, one woman connected in a powerful way – from her adult … More Shamanic healing for Japan
Be light. Connect with spirit every day. Be grateful for your food. Be grateful for each breath you take. Walk lightly on the earth. Radiate. Love everything you can as much as you can for as long as you can. Give as much as you receive, and do both whole-heartedly. Relax your shoulders. Exhale fully. … More 32 of the best things I know
Here are some simple suggestions from Jeremy Taylor about working with a dream group. These come from his book, Dream Work: Techniques for Discovering the Creative Power in Dreams, pages 78-86. I recommend Taylor’s work for anyone interested in dreams. He was the keynote speaker at this year’s International Association for the Study of Dreams … More Working with a dream group
Marie-Louise von Franz, one of the last of Carl Jung’s associates to write and teach, writes in her book Dreams that though humans have historically always sought self-understanding, the source of self-knowledge has been very little taken into consideration, or in most cases not at all, and which today we regard as the most valuable … More The significance of dreams
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