Cantaloupe, Pineapple, a Strawberry Moon, and a cup of tea

As I watched the rising super moon last week amidst a dessert of fruit, I could not help but ponder the word super. What makes the moon super? What makes anything super? The pineapple came from Costa Rica. It was one of the best tasting pineapples I have eaten in some time. Does that make it…

The Paradox of Pooning Porpoises

Once upon a time at the beach….  I love any opening that brings me to the beach. The natural threshold between land and water is an elemental doorway between the conscious worlds, which can bridge us to the unconscious ones all around us.  Oh… and welcome back yourselves. My own transitions aside, for a variety…

The Great Conjunction: Star Wars of Father, Son, and Daughter

When Love and Hate Collide Heavenly Bodies of Influence Jupiter and Saturn are back together and the whole story is really a tragic comedy made for the Hallmark Family Channel. For two generations now there has been a discussion in the sci-fi world about bringing balance to the force. Yes, I am a Star Wars…

Chapter 6, Part III: Learning to Love the Opponent

Learning to Love the opponent, and appreciate and honor the differences we have Seasons of Love, Seasons of Change “Only an adventurer stripped of ego can be the one to survive the belly of the whale, or the knives and spikes of peril that await on the other side. As long as ego and the…

Chapter 6, Part II: The Quest for the Mature Masculine

A Healthy Balance with our Feminine and Masculine Creating a nurturing structure in family and community “Anything not defined, scientifically proven, and sanctified within the masculine structure and patriarchy is perceived and judged as bad…We can liken this to the Bible’s old testament, the Garden of Eden, and Adam’s crossing of the threshold: The snake…