We live in, at least, two worlds—the inner experience and the outer world. Each of us has our preference, often understood as a personality that is…
Cultivating Will
Sometimes I feel like a puppet, dangling from the moon, pulled by erratic moods and the needs and desires of others. Sometimes my intuition is…
Lemonade: The Alchemical Opus of the Queen
“Take one pint of water. Add a half-pound of sugar, the juice of 8 lemons, the zest of a half lemon. Pour the water from…
Keeping Your Head On in a Post-Truth Era, Part 2
In my last post, I discussed propaganda as a tool of control and subversion, and observed that the cultural climate has shifted in such a…
Keeping Your Head On in a Post-Truth Era, Part 1
Last December I was out running errands with my spouse. We noticed a man standing on an island in the middle of traffic holding up a…
Dealing with Disappointment
Disappointment is an emotional experience that seems particularly keen and yet not so often discussed. To be called a disappointment by someone we love, respect, or…
When Resolutions Meet Resistance
I woke up on the first day of 2017 feeling energetic and excited. I’d set my intention for the year and I felt eager to start…
Everything Wants to Be Included
Often we want to believe change will be direct and unproblematic—all I need to do is get the will and want aligned and then it’ll…
Now is the Time
In times of crisis, much becomes possible. Structures and patterns that once held a livable, or at least stable, status quo suddenly do not serve.…
The Fragility of Too Much Strength
Reading Carl Jung introduced me to a word that I love: enantiodroma – the tendency of things to change into their opposites. I find references to…