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The King is Dead! Long Live the King!

Many religious and philosophical traditions have given death a feminine face because the things most feared by the “masculine”dualistic ego are associated with the feminine principle. For example, if...

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The Wisewoman: Counselor at the Crossroads, Weaver at the Gate

Long ago when Earth was young and the collective ego in its infancy, the idea of uprooting oneself from the safety of home and herd and taking a solitary journey into unknown territory had sacred...

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How’s Your Religion Working For You?

As our species grew more aware of itself and its vulnerability in a dangerous world, we noticed we had some uncontrollable emotions, instincts, and behaviors that didn’t jibe with our conscious...

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Blog Tour for Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Hello again.  Does it feel weird to get two different posts from me for two days straight?  Don’t get used to it.  I can’t keep this up forever! If you haven’t read yesterday’s post yet, I suggest you...

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Keeping Score

A BIG black spider crosses the porch toward me. What if it climbs up my leg while I’m absorbed in my book? My territory. I consider stepping on it. This feels harsh. Maybe I’ll just relocate it. I...

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Mythological Healing in Times of Crisis

It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to my guest blogger, Elaine Mansfield.  Elaine and I met about 15 years ago at the Winter Park Jung Center where her husband Vic made a presentation about...

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Artemis and Demeter’s Legacy

A perfect moment in the hammock… Our children and grandchildren have left now and I’m alone except for Izzy, my son’s golden retriever. She keeps me company when Fred has to be away for a few days. At...

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Inanna: Myth of Descent

Inanna: myth of descent Note:  Most of us are familiar with hero myths.  Today we see these “solar” myths from the patriarchal era as metaphors for the ego’s heroic efforts to conquer the “dragon” of...

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What Wants to Be Born?

Buds on Our Meyer Lemon Tree “Everything you can imagine is real.” ~Pablo Picasso Here in the Northern Hemisphere, Mother Nature is in labor once again. All winter long she’s been hibernating,...

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The Wisewoman: Counselor at the Crossroads, Weaver at the Gate

Long ago when Earth was young and the collective ego in its infancy, the idea of uprooting oneself from the safety of home and hearth and taking a solitary journey into unknown territory had sacred...

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Snake Symbolism

Snakes, and particularly red ones, are not only spirits of the dead, but can also represent emotional states, as you have heard in the paper. They stand for the heat of the soul, the fire of passion,...

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