by admin | Sep 5, 2021 | Archetypes, Consciousness, Dreams, Ecomythic, Myth, Nature, Ritual, Sacred
The second of my two very vivid childhood dreams reveals why I am not crushed by the other one, where our world crumbles away beneath our feet. While that dream foretold the extinction event we are currently experiencing, this one reminds me that no matter how much...
by admin | Apr 1, 2021 | Animism, Archetypes, Consciousness, Ecomythic, Elemental, Evolution, Myth, Nature, Ritual, Sacred
Depth psychologist Carl Jung was fascinated by the medieval Alchemists, who apparently tried to turn lead to gold. It probably comes as no surprise that this was always a metaphor. It is as if they knew that by refining metals they were exposing themselves to the...
by admin | Jan 1, 2021 | Archetypes, Consciousness, Ecomythic, Ecopoetics, Environmental Activism, Evolution, Meditation & Mindfulness
Have you ever noticed how many traditions ask you to start your exercise with the right side? “Now, reach out with your right hand …” The right hand side is associated with action in the world. Sometimes, i feel sympathy for my left side. Like it...
by admin | Jul 4, 2019 | Animism, Archetypes, Blog, Consciousness, Deep Connection, Evolution, Meditation & Mindfulness, Music & Art, Myth, Nature
In Anima, Thom Yorke follows a trail that was set out for his soul when his European ancestors crossed paths in the great forest. For this new audiovisual feast from Paul Thomas Anderson is fairy tale, folks, mark my words. And as a writer who has long explored the...
by admin | May 10, 2019 | Animism, Archetypes, Blog, Consciousness, Deep Connection, Elemental, Evolution, Meditation & Mindfulness, Music & Art, Myth, Nature, Ritual, Sacred
Initiation makes us into something we weren’t before. Successful ritual transforms our consciousness, expanding our minds beyond a little circle of desire and gratification, connecting us to the more-than-human world of nature all around us, the ecosystem we depend...
