10 hours agoMember-onlyBirdsong is EssentialEverything in existence is crying out for a particular quality of consciousness that only humans can give…there’s an incredible need for a certain cooperation. The famous mystic Rudolph Steiner has said that for the agricultural process to happen, for seeds and plants and trees to grow, birdsong is absolutely essential… …Ecology4 min readEcology4 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyGood and Bad Dragons…Anyone who earns the gratitude of animals, or whom they help for any reason, invariably wins out. This is the only unfailing rule that I have been able to find. It is psychologically of the utmost importance, because it means that in the conflict between good and evil the decisive…Dragon4 min readDragon4 min read
2 days agoMember-onlySpeaking in ImagesMy speech is imperfect. Not because I want to shine with words, but out of the impossibility of finding those words, I speak in images. With nothing else can I express the words from the depths. — Jung * In modern world paradigm or in the power-over-paradigm, it is a…Communication4 min readCommunication4 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyThe Male GazeA Love Song What have I to say to you When we shall meet? Yet — I lie here thinking of you. The stain of love Is upon the world. Yellow, yellow, yellow, It eats into the leaves, Smears with saffron The horned branches that lean Heavily Against a smooth…Male Gaze4 min readMale Gaze4 min read
4 days agoMember-onlyThis is The MomentGod speaks to each of us before we are, Before he’s formed us — he speaks these words to each And silently walks with us from the dark: Driven by your senses, dare To the edge of longing. Grow Like a fire’s shadowcasting glare Behind assembled things, so you can…Now4 min readNow4 min read
5 days agoMember-onlyThe Way of Is and Is NotThe End Not every man knows what he shall sing at the end, Watching the pier as the ship sails away, or what it will seem like When he’s held by the sea’s roar, motionless, there at the end, Or what he shall hope for once it is clear that…Art4 min readArt4 min read
6 days agoMember-onlyPlayful and Untouched1941 I wore a large brim hat like the women in the ads. How thin I was: such skin. Yes. It was Indianapolis; a taste of sin. You had a natural Afro; no money for a haircut. We were in the seedy part; the buildings all run-down; the record shop…Meditation4 min readMeditation4 min read
Sep 15Member-onlyDeath, Destruction and The Creative InstinctThe artist must have something to say, for mastery over form is not his goal, but rather the adapting of form to its inner meaning. — Wassily Kandinsky * There is a certain death that occurs as part of the healing process, in the deepening of self-awareness, something that does…Art4 min readArt4 min read
Sep 14Member-onlyAnam Cara, Soul Friend~ANAM CARA In the Celtic tradition, there is a beautiful understanding of love and friendship. One of the fascinating ideas here is the idea of soul-love; the old Gaelic term for this is anam cara. Anam is the Gaelic word for soul and cara is the word for friend. …Soul Friend4 min readSoul Friend4 min read
Sep 13Member-onlyOrdinary WonderWhen I turned sixty years old, now a long time ago, with my wife I went on a trip to Japan, and visited the temple of Ise. Do you know why the temple of Iise is important? It’s destroyed and rebuilt every twenty years. …Wonder4 min readWonder4 min read
