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Heal the Individual, Heal the Collective August 17th, 2010
Here we are, well into the "Dog Days" of summer, where temperatures...and tempers...are at their height. I don't know if you've considered it, but, lately, there seems to be almost an epidemic of people "losing it" in some manner -- from the woman in Ohio who punched out a... [Read More] | | | Mystical Maturity and Intuition July 16th, 2010
So here we are in the seventh month of the year...and, in numerology, 7 is a highly-charged number. In fact, it is sometimes known as "the number of the Universe." Consider, for a moment, how 7 is represented -- there are 7 wonders of the world, 7 pillars of wisdom, 7 days of... [Read More] | | | The Sun June 16th, 2010
Last week I had a fascinating conversation with a client who informed me about a relatively recent news story. About a month ago there was a decent amount of press about Indian holy man Prahlad Jani who claims to have lived for decades without food or water. At the time, he was being... [Read More] | | | Mothering Energy May 9th, 2010
Last night I attended my 15th year high school reunion. Growing up I went to a small, private, Quaker school; my graduating class had 43 students total and many of us remained together for 12 years. Thus, the experience of communing with old classmates is flavored with a strange... [Read More] | | | The Shadow in Spring April 10th, 2010
Last weekend, when I originally sat down to think about my April newsletter, I came across this seasonally-appropriate, albeit snarky quote: "Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there." Perhaps you don't even celebrate Easter and, even if you do, you might... [Read More] | | | Welcome, Spring! March 19th, 2010
For the last several weeks I've been making my way through a wonderful book called Pronoia by Rob Brezsny. Its title is taken to mean the opposite of paranoia; the premise is that the Universe is actually conspiring to bless us. Now, I understand that this could all sound ridiculously... [Read More] | |
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