“Gonna leave this broke down palace…” Wherever you look, crisis of things collapsing, strange behaviors and glitches. It is time to focus inward. Establishing a calm center in the “I” of the hurricane. If attention is on the storm, the normal reaction is to freeze, fight or flee. Which results in being sucked in andContinue reading “Into The Mystic”
Tag Archives: Introspection
The Strategy of Equanimity
Brief thoughts on the calmness of being while the storms rage. Equanimity (being calm) is straightforward, but how do you get there? Lessons from the rabbit holes of Vipassana meditation, the wrathful and peaceful deities (found in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Evan-Wentz). And the psychology of focused attention and hypnosis. In Vipassana meditation,Continue reading “The Strategy of Equanimity”
The Love of the Pause
Love is dance of connection and flow on the spectrum of levels. But it is the pause or gap to be mindful of… It’s where the magic happens. Beginning at that level of the self. Where we meet our Self. It doesn’t matter if we call the big or grander Self; divine, God, source, universe, etc.Continue reading “The Love of the Pause”
What Do You Love… Crackpot or Stew Pot?
This is your renewal, rejuvenation, and place of transformation. It is the womb of your next conception in which to become anew.
Love in the Mushroom Cloud
The renaissance of psychedelics is presenting interesting questions. Essentially, you are given a gift. It is your responsible to decide what to do with that gift. So, the age-old instruction is… choose wisely!
A Winter Reminder
Use this muted time of winter’s hibernation to get busy. There’s a lot to do… but it is unseen. Winter’s work is the most important work that you do all year. It is the transformation from death to life.
Breakdown to Breakthrough
Winter is the GAP/space/time between the old garden and a new garden. It is a time to be inside. Go inside yourself and abide. Ignore the storm raging all around you.
The Mirror and the Butterfly:
The Mirror and the Butterfly: “As above so below.” What is outside reflects what is inside and the converse of what is inside reflects what is outside. The mirror metaphor is merely a tool for us to notice our self. Once we realize our self then we can use the mirror to play with ourContinue reading “The Mirror and the Butterfly:”
The Invisible Tasks of Winter: Introspection
Winter is the time of evaluation, renewal and rebirth. Symbolically it is the season and process of death and rebirth.
Essential Recognition of the Soul
In this time of many challenges, there are seemingly few opportunities. Perhaps the essential task is to recognize our soul and the soul of others. To understand we are inter-dependent, with each other, the environment and the planet. To experience participating, helping and sharing with others. Changing our orientation from a life based onContinue reading “Essential Recognition of the Soul”