If you have lived long enough or experienced life deeply enough, you may find the uninvited and unwelcome presence of an unlived life. Often dwelling and developing in our unconscious, the recognition of the unlived life threatens to obliterate the fictions of our lived life. If we are not careful to integrate these fictions and stay conscious to our yearnings, then we are in danger of falling prey to a crisis.
Of Wood and Men
Things are not nearly so comprehensible and sayable as we are generally made to believe. Most experiences are unsayable; they come to fullness in a realm that words do not inhabit. And most unsayable of all are works of art, which —alongside our transient lives—mysteriously endure. Rainer Maria Rilke As I write today, I share […]
Holy Orders
The sun rose ~ while not known in her glory today. Rather, she allowed the clouds to hinder the warmth she offers. Never striving to be felt or seen Her heart continues ~ ongoing proffer.
In an unexpected moment when the world appears nothing but various shades of gray. Helia reveals her lustrous luminance as shifting clouds make way.
She does not demand an eminent stage for showing. Cloaked behind the curtain of clouds shines brightly her cyclical continuation displaying ascendancy ~ politely.
Inner Voyage 4 ~ The Caregiver
A Woman’s Journey to Herself Continuing the 4th of 12 Archetypal Voyages in discovering the depth of your soul The Woman Who Gave Birth to Her Mother Continuation of “How Might Your Life Have Been Different If…” If a caregiver archetype resides in the shadow of our heart-strings through an insecure love attachment, we are […]
Practicing Eternity
“…time passes more quickly than man is able to live, and that life is terrible, because everything in it is necessarily doomed to extinction…” — Milan Kundera “Let the Old Dead Make Room for the Young Dead” Contrary to prevailing beliefs, becoming a sage or a doyenne is not a goal or aspiration, it […]
Proof of Life
Palingenesis (/ˌpælɪnˈdʒɛnəsɪs/) From the Greek palin, meaning ‘again’, and genesis, meaning ‘birth’. It represents the concept of rebirth or re-creation; a new beginning; to begin again. “Is it over yet?” “How about now?” “Has it been satiated?” The absurd quality of hope is still cast across the landscape of my mind, ever active, ceaselessly in […]
Inner Voyage 3 ~ The Warrior
A Woman’s Journey to Herself You are invited to the 3rd of 12 Archetypal Voyages in discovering the depth of your soul. Continuation of “How Might Your Life Have Been Different If…” It is only natural that in times of war or unrest our fears become heightened and we move into our unconscious form of vigilance. […]
Inner Voyage 2 ~ The Orphan
A Woman’s Journey to Herself You are invited to the 2nd of 12 Archetypal Voyages in discovering the depth of your soul. Continuation of “How Might Your Life Have Been Different If…” Have you ever experienced the fear of being left out, or fear of incurring the disapproval of another, or fear of being abandoned in […]