“Mysticism?” “Spirituality?”… Just Words
Response to a question from a friend: Hmmm, words. ‘Mysticism.’ ‘Spirituality.’ What do we mean when we …
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A Laughing Ornery Cuss….!
Honestly, I feel sorry for the young today. How are they to make head or tail of what …
Same Old Song….!
“If I thought that I was doing it myself, the hole would close up and no power could come …
The Priests, The Shaman, And The Mystic….
We are born into a group, and membership in the group and the boundary with other groups can be …
Nature As The Church… The Shrines The Altars….
That was my impression as I roamed the lush gardens of Japan. Beautifully sculpted, the gardens draw you along winding …
Sunday… The Lord’s Day…?
Poseidon. A personification, indeed a deification, of the unfathomable power of the oceans and seas. But look beyond the …
The Priests And The Shaman…
“And yet even then [Paleolithic Age] there was an allowance made for a certain type of deviant, the visionary, …
Why The Omphalos Cafe?
Honestly I do not even like using the word ‘shaman.’ The word, like many today, has suffered degradation. The …
“Neurotic Children….”
“People who know nothing about nature are of course neurotic, for they are not adapted to reality. They are …
Our (Lost) Sacred Connection To Nature….
This is from an email I recently sent an old friend: Great getting together. Like I briefly said, I …
