A little over a month ago, we celebrated our beloved Mother Earth and our oneness with all that dwell here. As we shift from an extracting economy to one that embraces the sacredness of our planet, a feeling of awe is joined perhaps by a feeling of helplessness. Here is something really useful ...
The process of sifting our old selves and shedding them is a lifelong adventure. It can also be viewed as a lifelong burden. It all depends on how we look at it. I repeat: the issue is how we look at it. In my own life, the unthinkable once occurred. After 20 years of passionate enthusiasm for ...
The Wise Guyde is writing, this month, with the hope that the spirit of Presidents’ Day is still in the air. Hmm . . . does Presidents’ Day have a spirit? Well, here goes. In his Farewell Address in 1796, George Washington warned against the painful politics we are now ...
Let’s call him Fred. Fred is a quality individual. He applied himself in school, unaware that nearly all his education exercised the left side, rational, logical part of his brain, while mostly neglecting the right side. He launched a career in a profession or occupation generally respected ...
Some children being born today have looks of striking charm and intelligence. They are carriers of the Divine Child archetype. The Divine Child archetype, in Jungian psychology, represents what Jung called the Self, with a capital “S.” That’s the True Self, represented metaphorically by ...
Well, here it is, a week after Thanksgiving. Maybe by now we’ve had the time and space to give thought to giving thanks. It’s not necessary to give thanks TO somebody, such as God as we may conceive our source. It’s enough to simply feel grateful in our hearts. If you are like me, you ...
Across the nation, schools and school boards, not to mention individual teachers, are being assailed by those who object to the teaching of what is termed “Critical Race Theory.” They call looking at the white race’s role in the subjection and abuse of Black people a “theory” that ...
The indigenous people of our land know well their slogan, “Water is Life.” Of course, we all know that we are largely made up of water, as is our planet, so we cannot keep on polluting our precious source of life. This month, I would like to talk about another level of meaning to water. I ...
Linda and I arrived weary, but relieved, on Aug. 14. Family members graciously rose to the occasion and helped us unload the Pennske and move our stuff into storage. Blue Bell, Pa. is a bustling suburb of mostly congenial go-getters. The density and pace of traffic takes a little getting used ...
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, herself a Pueblo Native American, has launched an investigation into atrocities committed at Indian Boarding Schools. This government policy affected thousands of Native American children for a century of our history, beginning in 1879 with the first ...