Now that the snow has melted away (at least temporarily), our dog Ruby and I have decided to change the route we take on our morning walks. Instead of staying strictly to the paved surface of our two-lane farm country roads, we are venturing off into the surrounding fields.
On our first such venture we passed [...]
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To Feel the Touch of an Ancient Tree
Have We Lost Our Sense of Natural Rhythm?…Does it Matter?
We humans seem rather unique on Earth in our ability to divorce ourselves from the natural rhythms of life. This capacity comes along for the ride as part of our inherent freedom of choice and our ability to manipulate our environment.
So, for example, we can choose to live most of our lives indoors (either in [...]
On Consciousness, the Life Force, Human Culture and Zoos
Today’s energies and archetypes encourage us to focus on the miracle of consciousness and the creative life force.
In response I share this five-minute video, which I had mixed reactions to, actually: Universal Consciousness is the Life Force
I love the beginning with its focus on trees and plants, and accompanied only by the sound of running [...]
Bioenergetics – Honoring the Wisdom of the Body
I have recently encountered an approach to personal growth and healing called Bioenergetics.
Bioenergetics has a profound respect for the wisdom of the body (the human physical form). The body is a living record of the events of our past. Unfortunately, this means that our bodies have a tendency to hang on to traumatic emotional content [...]
Peace on Earth is Not Possible
I used to think peace on Earth was possible.
Then I came to understand the law of polarity: “everything has two poles; everything has its pair of opposites…opposites are really only the two extremes of the same thing…the difference consisting of varying degrees between the two poles of the phenomenon in question.” (from the Hermetic principles [...]
A Wish for My Children…Fulfilled!
This day brings together the emotionally charged forces of beauty, intuition, liberty and love–all of which are associated with the even more primordial force we call Creativity.
Only recently have I come to realize that perhaps what I wish for them most, is that my three children discover and express their unique creativity. I am so [...]
Learning as an Act of Personal Power
Scientists tell us that the human brain is designed for learning. It does many other things as well, such as manage the complex metabolism of the body, but with the evolution of the uniquely human frontal cortex, our brains have become magnificent learning machines.
But is the brain merely a machine? And what does it learn? [...]
Lessons from Bees: Community & Freedom
Today’s energies are all about living and acting in community. Bees create one of Nature’s archetypal communities, but of course, humans are a far cry from bees.
Nevertheless, as is the case with all living things, bees have something to teach us. For example, each bee in a hive has its clear purpose and role; and [...]
The Flight of the Condor
Personal power–as I understand it–is merely a stepping stone toward the higher path to global or cosmic consciousness. In fact, global consciousness is more like flight than like walking along a path, however elevated it may be.
Perhaps the flight of global consciousness is like the flight of the condor, which is the largest flying bird [...]
Personal Space, Personal Power & the Armadillo
The armadillo inspires us to establish boundaries and protect our personal space.
One of the great challenges of modern working life is finding time and space to ourselves during our work day. We need this in order to balance the constant invasion of assignments, tasks, requests, directives, deadlines, demands, complaints, phone calls, e-mails…on and on. Toward [...]