Cosmology inform psychology. What we believe about the universe’s nature and purpose, if any, affects our base understanding of our own purpose and nature. Before…
The Temple of Air
I envision a Temple of Air, nestled on the cliff side of a mountain. Great open portals face east, toward the rising sun, allowing that…
Wounded Entitlement
My clearest lesson on entitlement came from a coworker in an earlier career. We traveled together for a work trip, and as we prepared to get on…
Contemplating Heads
The Head A physical object, a symbol. Insofar as it relates to the body, the word “head” encompasses that extremity that generally sits at the…
Boundedness
He only says, “Good fences make good neighbours.” Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder If I could put a notion in his…
Unknotting the Bindings of Toxic Guilt
To feel guilt about causing harm is a healthy and productive emotion that leads us into healthy, self-responsible relationships. Without guilt, we would have no…
Mourning the Life We Thought We Were Supposed to Have
As someone born in the earliest years of the Millennial generation with a lot of privilege, I’ve spent time mulling over the cultural message that…
Spinning in the Wheel
In Jung and Tarot: An Archetypal Journey, Sallie Nichols contemplated the tarot card The Wheel of Fortune in a way that has stayed with me for more…
You Matter
One day, during meditation practice, I noticed how much I kept moving out of the practice into fantasies or arguments playing on the movie screen…
Willing with Discomfort
Some people feel they are completely without discipline and will, mostly thrown about by the waves of life circumstance, craving, accident, emotion, or simply being…