“Why are we trying to think less when we need to think more? The neutered, apolitical approach of mindfulness ignores the structural difficulties we live…
Debauch
A friend once taught me that “debauch” comes from a French verb meaning “to turn away from one’s duty.” The word now has loosened its…
In honor of all women and all feminities
Seven Forms of Het-Heru Lady of the Universe You in whom spirit is housed and given sustenance pour bliss and suffering from manifold udders, streaming…
Between Two Great Opposing Poles
“Take your well-disciplined strengths, stretch them between the two great opposing poles, because inside human beings is where God learns.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke As a…
Surviving Despair
“Paradoxically, the moment of utter defeat can be the traditional turning point in the journey. It is the moment when all conscious strategems have failed,…
To Eris
Subtle Twin, whose hand stirs the cauldron of space, twinkling chaos in grace: unlock the closets, unrust neglected doors, unseal and spill what we may…
Odes to Time
To Linear Time Blessings on you, highway between birth and death upon which experience can flower and wither. Finite currency, ever-depleting account, the hoarding of…
On Practice and Change
For almost seven years I have committed to a daily meditation practice. Some days I am only able to manage a few minutes, other days…
What is the Unconscious?
Western culture has internalized enough psychological language and insight as to give even the most uninterested person a casual understanding of concepts like the unconscious,…
Softening
Take a breath and imagine yourself becoming soft. Imagine the hard shell of resentment starting to ease and bend. Imagine the ice of rejection melting…