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"Agreed Lisa. The whale is being assimilated and reflected back to us collectively by the modern tribe/diatribe. We need discernment as we ride that whale."
"Perhaps our myth is that we have no myth. We are riding the oceans on a whale and we don't see the whale which carries us. Then again we may not need to be conscious of the whale. Just hang on for dear life and enjoy the ride."
"Salmon Boy by David Wagoner
Salmon Boy
That boy was hungry. His mother gave him Dog Salmon,
Only the head. It was enough,
And he carried it hungry to the river’s mouth
And fell down hungry. Saltwater came from his eyes,
And he turned over and…"
Salmon Boy
That boy was hungry. His mother gave him Dog Salmon,
Only the head. It was enough,
And he carried it hungry to the river’s mouth
And fell down hungry. Saltwater came from his eyes,
And he turned over and…"
"I venture out at night to buy a lemon to squeeze on my barbecued fish. As I reach the top of the hill I inhale deeply and suddenly, the full moon has taken my breath away. I stop the car, I am tearing up, I look at the yellow lemon on the seat…"
"A crusty poet in academia leapt out of that stale tank and got real."
"Dreams are the path and there is plenty of time."
"Beyond the oscillating pendulum of collective revolution and fundamentalism lies the individual call to a consciousness which would integrate both. Horus would be as popular as Christ to this morsel of a man who has been elected. Incremental steps…"
"Stephanie I think you, Jerry and I have invented SYNPROVISATIION"
"That woman is now part of your 'band'. She'll be 'right with you' whenever you play :)"
"Life's nonsense pierces us with strange relation.
—from "Notes Towards a Supreme Fiction" by Wallace Stevens"
—from "Notes Towards a Supreme Fiction" by Wallace Stevens"
"Cliff, the image of the pleading bull that stops he bullfighter in his tracks is poignant. This is the moment that the toreador confronts his own personal grief and becomes a man.
Sometimes therapists are fighting that bull each day in their work…"
Sometimes therapists are fighting that bull each day in their work…"
"One can go through life with a chronic condition I have named NLE (Near Life Experience). In this condition one never quite fully incarnates in this world and the horrible shadow of accident and death stalks one until a choice is made.
Religion can…"
Religion can…"
"For me there is a connection between separation anxiety and death anxiety. The sexual instinct to unite kicks in strongly, if you look for it, whenever the archetype of death is constellated prematurely.
So the question for me is always "Do you feel…"
So the question for me is always "Do you feel…"
"Could it be that the statement of Jung's itself is nonsense? Now, how would we feel in pursuing the topic?
We can get attached to supreme meaning and symbol. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
A full moon is not a meaningful symbol of wholeness,…"
We can get attached to supreme meaning and symbol. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
A full moon is not a meaningful symbol of wholeness,…"
"My understanding is that Jung came to the conclusion that the deep psyche is not very concerned with death, that it even tends to ignore it. This is derived from his study of people's dreams as they approach death. Jung's "fear" that his doctor…"
"The exploration of sacrifice for Jung had profound meaning as he had foreknowledge of what was to come in Europe.
As I read about the 18 yr old Tibetan monk burning himself to death in protest against the Chinese invasion, the sacrifice of…"
As I read about the 18 yr old Tibetan monk burning himself to death in protest against the Chinese invasion, the sacrifice of…"
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Welcome David,
Glad you have found us and hope you will find much of interest within the Alliance. Your professional path appears to be a path toward wholeness along with your offering your guidance for others. I look forward to your posts.
Ed