I was at a friend’s party, having just had a personally beautiful and moving psychedelic experience, in which the god who experiences life through me…
Response: Three Books of Doom
A couple weeks ago, I was on the plane with my copy of Bowling Alone reading a prescient chapter about how the decline of American…
Man vs. Bear
A meditation on masculinity, protectiveness, and the little parts of us that just want to be loved but grow up into a world of potential violence.
Variation on a Theme by Marianne Williamson
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our…
Running toward and away from connection.
When I think of belonging, it is like two dogs tied together wanting to run in opposite directions. One dog wants so desperately to belong…
Words get in the way.
Before the pandemic, I had my first ritual psychedelic experiences in a shared, facilitated space. That first experience was intriguing—I had the sense of being…
The work is never finished and cannot be ignored.
You see litter on the ground. One day, you get it together to be part of the solution—to pick a part of the ground to…
The Pearl Pentacle and Relationships
If you have no idea what the Iron or Pearl Pentacles are, you might want to skip this chapter or buy my book Circling the…
On Changing Your Attitude
“When you commit to a change in attitude, you are probably not going to “feel” any different for a while. It is more like putting on a different mask at first. You might wake up as cranky, sore, and easily irritated as you did yesterday. But if you have resolved to meet this day with an attitude of patience or courage, then you will practice holding those experiences differently than you did yesterday when you flailed and complained. “
Reflections of a Gender Affirming Therapist
Thoughts from a twenty-year witness to the transgender culture wars.