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 [...]
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Have We Lost Our Sense of Natural Rhythm?…Does it Matter?
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 [...]
Accountability
Creating a life of happiness and freedom carries with it a degree of personal accountability. However, this accountability is not of a heavy, legalistic nature. Nor is it imposed upon us from without. Instead, it arises organically from within us and acts as a self-validating guide throughout our lives. In other words, as we accept [...]
Archetypes and Personification
Before exploring some of the many archetypes that influence our lives and affect our personal power, I want to mention something that was a real “aha” for me. I used to think of archetypes as referring soley to human character types, such as “The Hero” or “The Victim”. These are indeed archetypes, but they are [...]
Archetypes – Source of Personal Power
I have come to perceive archetypes as a profound source of personal power. Of the many definitions of archetypes I have encountered, I resonate most with Roger Calverly’s version: archetypes are “cosmic realities in the inner world” (from his book “The Primal Runes: Archetypes of Invocation and Empowerment”).
Of primary importance here is that archetypes are [...]
An Example of Increasing Personal Power
I had a somewhat mundane but really quite awesome experience today of increasing my personal power.
My partner Terrie had created my website (www.YourPersonalPower.net) some weeks ago, but she had not gotten the chance until today to train me on how to update the website myself. Well, today was training day! Terrie taught me how to [...]