Pathways

TRUMP AND OUR COLLECTIVE SHADOW

By on Jul 23, 2019 in Pathways | 4 comments

TRUMP AND OUR NATIONAL SHADOW I have not written from the perspective of the engaged mystic since late November of 2018. This is the place where I reflect on our political atmosphere through a spiritual lens. Primarily I have not written in this voice because I have found the pain that is around us to be incredibly overwhelming and horrific. This involved me in...

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AGING AND DEATH AS SPIRITUAL CRUCIBLES

By on May 8, 2019 in Pathways, Posts | 2 comments

To be young and vital is nothing.                                                                             To be old and vital is sorcery. Carlos Castaneda   Wrinkles here and there seem unimportant compared to the whole person I have become this past year. May Sarton                                Dying, dying, some one told me...

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ON BEING WHOLE

By on Apr 22, 2019 in Pathways, Posts | 0 comments

How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow. I must have a dark side also if I am to be whole.           Carl Jung     We are Stardust, we are golden And we’ve got to get our selves back to the garden. Then I can walk beside you. I have come here to lose the smog.           Joni Mitchel ON BEING WHOLE Lately, the experience of wholeness has been popping into...

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Mary Oliver: An Ode to the Goddess

By on Mar 9, 2019 in Pathways | 2 comments

Mary Oliver: An Ode to the Goddess One of my favorite places in the entire world is the isle of Iona. It is a small, initially nondescript island off the north western corner of Scotland. Some of the oldest rocks on the surface of the Earth protrude from the soil there. It is the place where Christianity came to Scotland and where Celtic Christianity once thrived....

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Signs of Hope (Perhaps)

By on Feb 25, 2019 in Pathways, Posts | 0 comments

    These are painful times. It seems as though every institution, political process and value we share is under attack. The level of destruction to people and environment is unimaginable. The level of disregard for the rule of law is something I never thought I would see in this country. At times I despair for our future and feel sorrow that I am not...

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Attraction, Resonance and Attention III

By on Feb 10, 2019 in Pathways, Posts | 2 comments

In this posting, the last of three on attraction, resonance and attention, I want to focus on the questions that have been raised in several posted comments and suggest the strengths and weaknesses of my approach. In all spiritual development it is important to always question and never settle on any answer or philosophy as final. Critical thinking is required of...

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